It was supposed to be a gimmick, a bit, as embarrassing as it would’ve been for “boxers” Patrick Mahomes Sr. and John Rocker.
Mahomes is of course the father of the brilliant Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick … and dad once played Major League Baseball.
So did John Rocker, a controversial figure in his playing days in part because he was accused of a serious of hateful rants against … well, everybody.
So in New Orleans at the Super Bowl, in conjunction with the Chiefs’ 40-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, there were sideshows.
Taylor Swift was there getting booed because she’s Travis Kelce’s celebrity girlfriend.
President Donald Trump was there, too.
It was quite a scene.
And to capitalize on it all? A staged street brawl between Mahomes Sr. and Rocker went viral.
And this “beef” – all orchestrated by Barstool Sports – carried over. … because Mahomes Sr. and Rocker were going to box on April 18.
It seems Patrick Mahomes and his camp stepped in to put a stop to the foolishness, and now Rocker is speaking out.
Hatefully.
“Today is the day I was supposed to fight Pat Mahomes Sr.,” Rocker said. “Instead of fighting today he backed out like a little (expletive) because his son and his loser wife decided it’d be a bad look to the family name for him to get in the ring.”
Rocker has been a controversial figure in the baseball world for some time … though he’s been out of the spotlight.
Obviously, he wants back in. … and he’s decided that trashing the Mahomes family – including a female member of that family – is the path.
That’s a seedy way to do business, which should surprise no one who is familar with Rocker’s world view.
Amy Cooper
Palmer McAllister
