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Patrick Mahomes expressed pride in his black heritage in response to people online who call him “not completely black”.
The Kansas City Chiefs star shared her views in an interview with Clay Skipper of GQ:
“I saw how people on Twitter tweeted and said,” Oh, you’re not completely black. “But I always had confidence and believed in who I am. And I know I’m black. And I’m proud to be black. And I’m proud to have a white mom too. I’m just proud of who I am. And I always trusted myself. “
He also recognized his privilege to be the son of former major league pitcher Pat Mahomes.
“The more I mature, I learned that I was blessed to be in the situation in which I was,” added the young Mahomes.
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The 24-year-old, who already has an MVP award, a Super Bowl title and a Super Bowl MVP on his resume, has used his platform to speak out against racial injustice in the past few months after the murder of George Floyd, an unarmed black man. , in custody in Minneapolis.
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He also took part in a video calling on the NFL to make a firm statement against racism alongside stars like Deshaun Watson and Ezekiel Elliott:
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Mahomes’ interview came just after landing a 10-year contract extension with chefs worth up to $ 503 million, the biggest contract in NFL history.
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