Dawkins was at the Bills’ practice facility when the incident occurred in a Buffalo suburb, where police said the pilot and sole occupant of the small plane was killed.

A single-engine aircraft crashed near a property owned by Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins on Thursday morning, killing the pilot, police announced.

Buffalo Bills tackle Dion Dawkins was excused from the team's practice as a plane reportedly crashed in a wooded area near his home.