Gotta give Aftab Pureval a lot of credit at this point. Most politicians seem unwilling to change and grow with the position, but Pureval, the mayor of Cincinnati, Ohio, seems like an approachable man of the people—someone open to working across the aisle, at least in a sporting sense.
It wasn’t so long ago that Pureval was referring to the Chiefs’ home stadium as Burrowhead—in reference to Bengals star quarterback Joe Burrow—and generally talking trash about Kansas City’s chances of beating the Bengals in the AFC Championship game last winter.
Following the loss, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce vented some steam after apparently taking exception to the mayor’s comments saying, “I’ve got some words for the Cincinnati mayor.