Brittany Mahomes is reminding Buffalo Bills fans of the value of sportsmanship as the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate their AFC Championship victory on Sunday.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ wife addressed a November incident involving Bills supporters at a tailgate on her Instagram Story.
Chiefs fans were incensed when a Kermit the Frog doll wearing a curly wig and a #15 Chiefs jersey was displayed at the event and hanged on a pole. A persistent joke about the star quarterback’s voice being like the Muppet was referenced by the puppet’s likeness to him.
Many fans claimed that the stunt, which staged a mock lynching of the Black quarterback, was racist and in bad taste.
Buffalo, do we remember this? Brittany Mahomes posted a picture of the incident on Sunday along with the caption, “Absolutely disgusting.” I thus hope that we both grow as persons as you return home tonight.
Following a fierce 32-29 victory over the Bills, the Chiefs punched their ticket to New Orleans for their third consecutive Super Bowl trip.
Patrick Mahomes seemed indifferent to the incident, even as Brittany urged introspection.
In a humorous nod to the controversy and the win, the two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP turned to X to share a vintage meme of Kermit the Frog drinking tea following Sunday’s victory.