{"id":27029,"date":"2025-05-08T19:44:56","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:44:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27029"},"modified":"2025-05-08T19:44:56","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T19:44:56","slug":"nfl-star-patrick-mahomes-under-fire-for-saying-he-has-nappy-hair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=27029","title":{"rendered":"NFL Star Patrick Mahomes Under Fire For Saying He Has \u201cNappy\u201d Hair"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nationwide<\/strong>\u00a0\u2014 Patrick Mahomes is facing backlash after calling his old hairstyle \u201cnappy\u201d during an April 23 interview with KCTV 5. The comment came as he debuted a new, shorter haircut and explained he had waited so long to make the change due to superstition.<\/span>\u201cI kept winning the Super Bowl, which is a good thing, but I didn\u2019t want to cut the hair while I was doing it.\u201d Mahomes said, according to\u00a0People<\/a><\/em>. \u201cI told everybody during the season that win or lose, if we win three in a row or if we lose, I\u2019m getting a haircut like that\u2019s enough.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cI can\u2019t believe all you guys let me keep that nappy hair for so long. I look way better now with the short hair, so I\u2019ll be keeping this going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The clip, shared on X, quickly drew criticism. Many called out his use of the word \u201cnappy,\u201d which has a long and painful history tied to slavery and is often used as a slur against Black hair. One user commented, \u201cHim saying \u2018nappy\u2019 just doesn\u2019t sit well with me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Mahomes, who is biracial, has previously dealt with public scrutiny over his family\u2019s political ties. His wife, Brittany Mahomes, was criticized for liking an Instagram post from Donald Trump\u2019s official account. She later defended herself in an Instagram Story, writing, \u201cTo be a hater as an adult, you have to have some deep-rooted issues you refuse to heal from childhood.\u201d<\/p>\n

The couple\u2019s connection to the Trump family also made headlines after Mahomes\u2019 mother, brother, and sister posed for a photo with the former president during the 2025 Super Bowl.<\/p>\n

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