Bills/NFL writer {{description}} Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown have a pump-themselves-up saying they repeat to each other before every game. “Best duo in the world.
” Left tackle Dion Dawkins is a powerhouse blocker on the move in the Bills’ running game. Dawkins and Brown are together for a fourth straight season, and they could reach eight together now that Brown signed a contract extension three weeks ago. Brown is signed through 2029, Dawkins through 2028.
Are they the best tackle duo in team history? Not yet. That distinction belongs to Will Wolford and Howard Ballard, who played together for six straight years, including the first three Super Bowl seasons of the 1990s. Give Dawkins and Brown a couple of more good years together, however, and they could surpass Wolford and Brown.
But there is no debate about this: Dawkins and Brown are the most athletic tackle duo in Bills history. It’s one of the big strengths of the Bills’ offense. And it’s exemplified by one of the Bills’ favorite running plays: the tackle trap.
Right tackle Spencer Brown blocks Miami’s Jaelan Phillips as Josh Allen looks to throw during the Bills’ Week 2 victory over the Dolphins. Since early last season, the Bills have been taking advantage of the mobility of Dawkins and Brown by pulling them across the formation. If it’s Dawkins pulling, he takes out a linebacker or defensive back on the righ.