As the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate their AFC Championship victory on Sunday, Brittany Mahomes is sending a stark reminder to Buffalo Bills fans about the importance of sportsmanship.
The wife of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes took to her Instagram Story to address a November incident involving Bills fans at a tailgate.
At the event, a Kermit the Frog doll was dressed in a curly wig and a No. 15 Chiefs jersey and hung from a pole, sparking outrage among Chiefs fans. The puppet’s resemblance to the star quarterback was a nod to an ongoing joke about his voice sounding like the Muppet’s.
Many fans accused the stunt of being in poor taste and even racist, saying it represented a mock lynching of the black quarterback.
“Do we remember this, Buffalo? Absolutely disgusting,” Brittany Mahomes wrote in her Sunday post, along with a photo of the incident.
“So when you come home tonight, I pray that we are better people,” he wrote.
His message came after the Chiefs punched their ticket to New Orleans for a third straight Super Bowl appearance after a hard-fought 32-29 victory over the Bills.
While Brittany Mahomes called for reflection, Patrick Mahomes seemed unfazed by the incident.
After Sunday’s win, the two-time NFL MVP and three-time Super Bowl MVP took to X to share a classic meme of Kermit the Frog drinking tea, a cheeky nod to the controversy and the victory.