The Kansas City Chiefs: It's Always Something

Remember when I said that this team was a likable version of the New England Patriots dynasty?

Yeah...about that.

So to say that the Kansas City Chiefs have had an...interesting offseason would be an understatement. They say, "Heavy is the head that wears the crown," but come on. This is no excuse for the way some of their players have been acting. Though, this isn't the first time there's been drama with the Chiefs; we all remember Tyreek Hill's legal problems, which (I believe) led them to move on from him, and they've won back-to-back Super Bowls since then. However, in the time that's passed since the Chiefs won Super Bowl LVIII, the drama is doing the same thing that Joe Burrow's done: own the Chiefs.

Rashee Rice

So the drama started with Rashee Rice pretty much adopting Henry Ruggs III as his spirit animal. I think it was in March or April that this came out, but the story was that Rice was out driving in high speeds and crashed into a vehicle, before speeding off. It was revealed that Rice was driving 116 MPH, and while that's not as fast as Ruggs, the comparisons came out on Twitter. The crash injured four people, but thankfully, no casualties, which was not the case with Ruggs' crash--two casualties in that crash. From what I also read, it was a devil of a time getting Rice for this, but he's facing a lawsuit, with the trial in that regard starting this December. As for criminal charges, none were filed, but that was only because one of the victims opted not to charge Rice. Even so, the damage is done.

Harrison Butker

The undisputed centerpiece of the off-season drama. I'm going in chronological order; hence why I'm not saving this for last, plus I don't want to wait any longer to get my proverbial shovel out to bury this moron. This guy, seen here--in the words of comedian Eddie Griffin, "looking like the Klan (probably because he's a member)," is Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker. So recently, Butker gave a graduation speech at Benedictine College in Kansas. What did he say? Oh boy. What didn't he say? Basically, Butker established himself as a misogynistic, anti-LGBT, toxic male nutcase; he denigrated Pride Month, said in so many words that a woman's only objective is to be barefoot and pregnant in the home, and that “the cultural emasculation of men” exists (it doesn't).

In other words, Butker is who his fellow neo-Nazis think rappers and other Black athletes are. Do us a favor, Butker: shut the fuck up and kick. Notice I'm the only one saying that? Because people only get angry when POCs say, well, anything. LeBron James saying the words "Black," "Lives," and "Matter" in the same sentence, and Colin Kaepernick peacefully protesting the murder of innocent Black youths by racist cops. Somehow, those things are looked down upon, but a bigoted hate speech by a White kicker who will never be as good as Justin Tucker is just fine. Sickening.

Isaiah Buggs

The latest bit of drama comes from Isaiah Buggs, one of the team's defensive linesmen. So according to what I read, Buggs is facing charges of animal cruelty, as it was reported that not one, but two dogs were found in his back porch with no access to food and water. They were there for at least 10 days. Holy moley! It was a pit bull and a rottweiler, and the former, sadly, had to be euthanized. So we have three players caught up in the worst drama, and it's not even summer yet. One player's a speed demon, another is a bigoted demon, and a third wants to be Kristi Noem so badly.

Seems to me the only player who isn't a prick is Patrick Mahomes, though even he seems to be slipping a bit. No wonder fans were begging Travis Kelce to put a ring on it after winning the Super Bowl--it would have been a huge distraction over the fact that the team is becoming so damned toxic. The hate-watching in 2024 (and beyond) will be immense for sure.