Don’t fear — Patrick Mahomes didn’t imply to say he hates Aaron Rodgers.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, 27, took to social media to remark on Rodgers’ unlucky ankle harm that occurred throughout the first 5 minutes of the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills recreation on Monday, September 11. However, his lack of punctuation prompted followers to misconceive his message.
“Hate that man … Praying for the best,” Mahomes wrote via X (previously often known as Twitter), to which confused feedback started pouring in. Realizing his grammatical flub, the athlete shortly edited the put up to learn, “Hate that, man … Praying for the best.” He added in a follow-up tweet: “Knew I was going to need that edit button on here one of these days,” with a crying laughing emoji.
Fans shortly took to the feedback part to jokingly roast Mahomes for his error. “Commas matter bro,” one individual wrote, whereas one other replied, “Thanks @elonmusk lol Near disaster averted!!!!!.” A 3rd added: “Good save! Rodgers won’t even know.”
Rodgers, 39, suffered an ankle harm after being sacked by Bills edge rusher Leonard Floyd throughout Monday’s recreation, which marked his debut with the New York staff. Rodgers was attended to on the sector at MetLife Stadium earlier than being helped off by medical employees.
While X-rays later revealed no damaged bones, Rodgers was changed by backup QB Zach Wilson for the remainder of the evening and it stays unknown when he’ll be capable to rejoin the staff.
Prior to Monday’s Jets vs. Bills showdown, Rodgers spoke concerning the significance of manifesting and talking what one needs to see into existence.
“I visualize [winning the Super Bowl] all the time,” Rodgers stated not too long ago, per The Athletic. “That’s part of training your mind and being intentional with your words about the manifestation of those thoughts and goals and dreams into reality. You first have to have that belief. I believe strongly in that. That’s why we talk about it, we don’t shy away from it.”
Mahomes, for his half, can relate to Rodgers’ harm. He was coping with a kneecap dislocation harm when the Chiefs confronted off in opposition to the Green Bay Packers — Rodgers’ then-team — in 2019. While the Packers took residence the win, the Chiefs defeated them in one other common season match two years later in 2021.
The duo could also be rivals in soccer, however each Rodgers and Mahomes have beforehand spoken about being good buddies off the sector. They have been featured in a number of State Farm commercials collectively in 2019. The following 12 months, Rodgers praised Mahomes for his expertise.
“I love my buddy and State Farm ally Pat Mahomes,” Rodgers stated in an interview with The Ringer in August 2020. “Just the way he plays really reminds me of myself and I say that with the utmost amount of respect and humility just because I love watching him play because he runs around, he makes throws all over the place, he no-look passes and he does it with enough balance between swagger and humility.”
Mahomes, for his half, opened up about his dynamic with Rodgers throughout a press convention in January 2020. When requested about if he goes to Rodgers for steering, he replied, “I haven’t even thought about that. I might need to. I do have a relationship where I can talk to him and text him and do stuff like that.”
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