The Kansas City Chiefs have been in the headlines all offseason for issues that don’t involve football.
Right after they won their second-straight Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers, their parade became a horror scene as gunfire sent fans fleeing and praying for their lives. After that terrifying event, the Chiefs continued to make headlines all offseason and they weren’t always for the right reasons.
Second year WR Rashee Rice was one of the biggest stories, as he awaits his fate from law enforcement for leaving the scene of a hit-and-run where he was caught on video. Rice was also involved in a separate physical altercation but charges were dropped.
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker became a national story after giving a controversial commencement speech at a private Catholic college where many believed he degraded women and said they should be content taking care of the home, a mindset that was popular years ago but his viewed as derogatory in modern society.
Beyond those two incidents, the Chiefs have had a few other players get arrested for minor charges. If Patrick Mahomes and company are going to pull off three-straight Super Bowl victories, they will need to be focused and eliminate as many off-the-field distractions as possible.
Still, Mahomes and his teammates aren’t scared to chime in when major national events happen, which was the case on Saturday when former President Donald Trump was shot at a campaign rally in an incident that gripped the entire nation.
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Reacts To Former President Trump Assassination Attempt
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes reposted a message after shots were fired at a rally for former president and presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania.
The message was sent out by NFL Network host Rich Eisen and was quickly shared by the two-time NFL MVP.
“Thank you to the heroes of the Secret Service who threw themselves into what appeared to be a hail of bullets,” Eisen wrote. “Find whoever did this and prosecute them to the fullest extent of the law. None of this is OK. Praying for everyone there in Butler PA.”
After the incident, Trump campaign spokesman Steven Cheung released a statement via the Associated Press. “President Trump thanks law enforcement and first responders for their quick action during this heinous act,” he began. “[Trump] is fine and is being checked out at a local medical facility. More details will follow.”
Other members of the Kansas City Chiefs and the NFL community posted on social media after this incident, including former KC right tackle Mitchell Schwartz.
