Patrick Mahomes has been surrounded by controversy in recent times. The Super Bowl-winning champion has been put in a situation that has dragged his family through judgment on social media as well as in the news. Furthermore, the main source of this has been an issue concerning Mahomes’ younger brother and famous TikToker, Jackson Mahomes.
Mahomes’ younger brother was caught and arrested in an assault case about 20 days ago. After his arrest, social media and different YouTube channels erupted with comments on the young Mahomes. The whole family has come under a lot of scrutiny due to Jackson’s charges. However, up until now, there had been no comments from his own brother. Now, that has changed. Recently, Mahomes’ response to his brother’s controversy went viral on Twitter.
Patrick Mahomes speaks up about his brother’s entanglement
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After all the controversies involving his brother went viral, Mahomes hadn’t spoken publicly about it. However, that has changed. He recently went public about his thoughts on his brother’s recent run-in with the law.
His full answer.
"Honestly, it's kind of a personal thing that I just kind of gotta keep to myself. I mean, at the end of the day, I come here to play football and try to take care of my family at the same time. So just kind of keep it to myself and just go out there and play…— PJ Green (@PJGreenTV) May 24, 2023
Mahomes wasn’t very forthcoming with the information about his brother. The quarterback was very firm in reiterating how the whole affair vis-a-vis his brother is something that he wants to keep private. It seems like the reigning champion is a lot more focused on continuing the large amount of success he has had in the past few months.
The quarterback also mentioned his main duties and explained, “I mean, at the end of the day, I come here to play football and try to take care of my family at the same time. So just kind of keep it to myself and just go out there and play football when I’m in the building.” However, his brother’s incident has made it harder for him to focus solely on football.
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The allegations and charges against Jackson Mahomes
While Jackson has always been the focal point of flak from fans, his recent charges got him into serious trouble. He was accused of three counts of aggravated sexual battery. There was also an additional count of misdemeanor battery after the incident in February. After these charges, Jackson was arrested and booked at the Johnson County Detention Center.
While he was bailed out of jail, he received flak from the influencer community as well as the NFL community. It only remains to be seen what the final verdict he’ll face, both in the court of law as well as the court of people’s judgment.
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