Reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs were humiliated on Monday night as the Philadelphia Eagles comfortably beat them in the 2025 Super Bowl in New Orleans.
Star players Travis Kelce and Mahomes missed out on the opportunity to make history by becoming the first to ever win three Super Bowls in a row, understandably leading to them being clearly upset post-match.
But one thing fans cannot understand, is what caused Mahomes to completely blank one of his fellow teammates after the match had finished.
Going into the highly-anticipated NFL season finale, the Chiefs were the favourites following their victory in 2023 against the Eagles and in 2024 against the San Francisco 49ers, but it wasn’t meant to be as the Eagles got their revenge as they beat the reigning champions 40-22.
After the match, quarterback Mahomes made sure to go over to his teammates on the bench and thank them while also sharing in their disappointment at the result, but he missed out one player.
In a clip posted on social media, the 29-year-old can be seen shaking hands and embracing his teammates, but fans spotted he completely ignored running back Samaje Perine.
Reacting to the moment, one fan asked: “Someone know why he passed Perine the way he did? He even stood up and feels disrespectful in any scenario.”
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While another added: “He ignored Perine, a fellow Gator. Not cool.”
And one claimed: “Locker room divided. Smh.”
However, some fans were quick to point out that it was likely completely accidental as Mahomes spotted his close friend Kelce and went over to give him a hug instead.
Monday’s loss marks just second time from five appearances that Mahomes has lost in the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, the other coming in 2021 at the hands of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
But speaking after the match, Mahomes admitted his impressive record in the Super Bowl doesn’t make the loss any easier to swallow, saying: “There’s no way around it. Anytime you lose a Super Bowl, it’s the worst thing in the world… it will stick with you the rest of your career.
“I mean these will be the two losses that will motivate me to be even better, for the rest of my career. Because you only get so few of these [Super Bowls], and you have to capitalise on them
“It’s going to hurt for a while, but how can you respond from it?”
“It’s hard to come back from that in the Super Bowl. I have to learn from that and try to be better the next opportunity that I hopefully get.
“It’s hard to come back from that in the Super Bowl. I have to learn from that and try to be better the next opportunity that I hopefully get.
