Kansas City Chiefs Chairman and CEO Clark Hunt is showing his support for two players after they recently voiced their support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Hunt personally called each of Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu to congratulate them following their participation in the NFL’s viral Black Lives Matter video. Both players and even Andy Reid spoke highly of Hunt’s proactive response. During the Chiefs’ watch party of Super Bowl LIV on Wednesday, Hunt was asked to comment on the leadership shown by Mahomes and Mathieu.
“Well, I think we all know what great leaders the two of them are, and that’s both on the field and off,” Hunt said. “It’s been so great to see the two of them out front here the last couple of weeks as our country faces some very difficult challenges. We’ve got a chance to really make a difference now, to really make some progress on racism, and guys like Patrick (Mahomes) and Tyrann (Mathieu) are leading their teammates. And hopefully, the Kansas City Chiefs as an organization will be able to have a big impact as a result.”
Mahomes and Mathieu haven’t just used their platforms to speak out against racial injustice, but they’ve started to plan their next steps toward creating meaningful change. For the Chiefs that will manifest by creating a voter registration initiative in hopes to educate others on how they can make a difference through voting. With the full support of Hunt and the Chiefs organization, it’ll be exciting to see how this comes together in the near future.
