Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes came under fire on social media over his old tweets about the George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin case and his apparent support for law enforcement. The teammate’s replies to Mahomes were still live as of Thursday, but Mahomes’ tweets were deleted. PATRICK MAHOMES: WHAT TO KNOW ABOUT THE CHIEFS' STAR QUARTERBACKOutside the resurfaced tweets that Mahomes sent before he snapped the ball at Texas Tech, the quarterback has never spoken out publicly about the Zimmerman trial or Martin’s death. Last May, Mahomes and two other quarterbacks spent time at the Kansas City Regional Police Academy as part of National Police Week. “I know [Chiefs GM Brett Veach] probably isn’t happy with me doing it any time soon.

Source: Fox News January 23, 2020 13:42 UTC