Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes told NBC Sports' Michele Tafoya that NFL players are not going to let playing the sport distract them from fighting for social justice when asked about the show of unity between his team and the Houston Texans prior to their season-opening game on Thursday:
Bleacher Report“We’re not going to let playing football distract us from what we’re doing and making change in this world.” Mahomes on the moment of unity before the season opener (via @SNFonNBC) https://t.co/Puy6XwLhhb
"With everything going on in this country, we wanted to show that we are unified as a league, and we're not going to let playing football distract us from what we're doing in making change in this world," Mahomes said.