The Kansas City Chiefs, the Super Bowl champions, are in trouble. Kicker Harrison Butker’s prejudiced speech at Benedictine College caused him to become the NFL ’s black sheep overnight. While everyone was waiting for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes to make a statement, his position had already been made clear in a widely shared interview.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is a two-time NFL MVP and one of the faces of the reigning Super Bowl champions, but he does not have a relationship with his team’s kicker. Appearing on the Pat McAfee Show shortly after the Chiefs’ Super Bowl win in February,

I don’t talk to Harrison Butker all year,” the quarterback said. “We sit right beside each other in team meetings and I don’t say one word to him.”

The Kansas City Chiefs kicker has been the unsung hero on their three Super Bowl-winning teams, but their front office is now facing pressure to release him after his recent controversial speech