“I Didn’t Want to Act” – Patrick Mahomes Reveals His Feelings about Racial Injustice

Patrick Mahomes, Super Bowl LIV MVP, recently spoke out about George Floyd’s death, ongoing protests, and social injustice in America. The NFL tweeted Mahomes’s words on Wednesday, which included condolences and prayers not just to the family and friends of George Floyd, but also of Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery.

Such acts can’t continue

Mahomes called the deaths witnessed across America (due to systematic racism) wrong and senseless. He said that such acts “cannot continue in our country“. Patrick feels blessed to have been accepted for who he is – the son of a black father and a white mother – throughout his life. He acknowledged that this isn’t the case for everyone, sadly.

Mahomes added that all he can think about is how he “grew up in a locker room where everyone is accepted. We all need to treat each other like brothers and sisters, and become something better.”

He concluded with a call for love and unity. “Let’s be the world where my little sister, generations to come, and even my future kids will grow up never having to experience these tragedies and instead love each other unconditionally”, the MVP added.

The Kansas City Chiefs, with whom Mahomes won the Super Bowl this year, suspended online celebrations of their victory. This was done because they did not want to draw attention from “the important conversations that are happening in our country.”

Patrick Mahomes doesn’t want to act in anger

Patrick said in a virtual press conference on Wednesday, “I wanted to sit back and listen… I didn’t want to act off hurt. I wanted to listen and make the best-informed decision that I think I could to help the world, help the community with my platform.”

The 24-year-old is very supportive of the movement and truly wants to work towards bringing about real change. “I was never put in a situation where I felt like I was not getting the same privileges as someone else.” However, Mahomes learned about it through his father’s side of the family. He knows how the black community feels. “They don’t feel they get the same rights or value in some situations.” He has insights into the white community’s opinions as well, by talking with the mother’s side of his family. Thus, he has a “greater perspective of how people feel“.

Mahomes told reporters that it’s his job to do whatever he can to “bring those feelings to light and let the rest of the world understand how people feel.” By doing so, Mahomes believes “we can be a better community and a better world together.”

Mahomes will enter his fourth NFL season later this year. He is certainly motivated to achieve greater heights, having already won a Super Bowl.