Miami Dolphins tight end Jonnu Smith stirred things up with his new team’s AFC East rival during the 2024 offseason when he said on a podcast that Buffalo was the “worst place you can be in the world, and the Buffalo wings ain’t even good.” While he’s since had some tastier wings in Upstate New York, Smith’s opinions haven’t changed much.
“Buffalo reminds me of like when you’re watching one of those apocalyptic movies and the world is about to end,” Smith said on Breakin’ House Rules, a podcast featuring NFL Network’s Cameron Wolfe and Dolphins safety Jevón Holland. “There’s just nothing going on.
“The wings ain’t even good. The wings are overrated. Actually, you know what, so the past couple years I’ve been playing Buffalo, I never had good wings. This year, though, I had some when we went to Buffalo. … Those wings was fire. Shout out whatever company that is, but every other wing I had was trash.”
Smith’s strong opinions about Buffalo and the city’s wings earned him a bit of trolling from the Bills after the Dolphins lost 30-27 in November. He also said he’s heard plenty from Bills fans.
“They was at me,” Smith said. “Respectfully, though. They defend their home.”
Smith set single-season franchise records for receptions (88), receiving yards (884), receiving touchdowns (eight) by a tight end in his first year with the Dolphins. In two games against the Bills, he caught 11 passes for 99 yards.