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Bills OL Dion Dawkins on Having COVID-19: 'Life Can Be Over Before You Know It'

Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins didn't shy away from describing his experience with COVID-19, saying there were times when he didn't know if he would recover.

Dawkins spent four days in the hospital with COVID-19 and says he lost at least 12 pounds, telling Bills reporter Sal Capaccio that he had both doses of his vaccine but wasn't considered fully vaccinated since he contracted COVID-19 less than two weeks after his final dose.

"I don't want to scare anybody, but there were moments where I was like 'I don't know if I'm going to make this.