Patrick Mahomes defended the character of Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker and also offered encouragement for receiver Rashee Rice after his two off-field incidents.
Courtney Cronin joined ESPN in 2017, originally covering the Minnesota Vikings before switching to the Chicago Bears in 2022. Courtney is a frequent panelist on Around the Horn and host of Best Week Ever on ESPN Radio. She also co-hosts The Chicago Bears Podcast on ESPN 1000. She previously worked at the San Jose Mercury News as a multimedia sports journalist.Butker became embroiled in controversy for comments he made during a commencement address this month at Benedictine College.
Mahomes said he did not"necessarily agree with" several comments made by his teammate of seven years but chose to"judge him by the character that he shows every single day.""... There's certain things that he said that I don't necessarily agree with, but I understand the person that he is and he is trying to do whatever he can to lead people in the right direction," Mahomes said.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he speaks with Butker"all the time" but did not feel the need to address the kicker's comments because"everybody's got their own opinions." "We're a microcosm of life," Reid said."Everybody is from different areas, different religions, different races. And so, we all get along, we all respect each other's opinions -- and not necessarily do we go by those, but we respect everybody to have a voice. great thing about America. And we're just, like I said, a microcosm of that, and my wish is that everybody could kind of follow that.
Mahomes was asked how he and Chiefs players would help the second-year receiver as he faces legal consequences for his involvement in a"I think it's just trying to do whatever we can to teach him how to learn from his mistakes," Mahomes said."I mean obviously that was a big mistake, but you have to learn from it, make sure it doesn't happen again and try to do whatever you can to be the best person you can be in society, not only for yourself but for the people around you.
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