{"id":606176,"date":"2021-07-29T16:50:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=606176"},"modified":"2021-07-29T16:50:24","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T20:50:24","slug":"fact-check-did-patrick-mahomes-leave-training-camp-over-the-kansas-city-chiefs-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-patrick-mahomes-leave-training-camp-over-the-kansas-city-chiefs-name\/","title":{"rendered":"FACT CHECK: Did Patrick Mahomes Leave Training Camp Over The Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 Name?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffact-check-did-patrick-mahomes-leave-training-camp-over-the-kansas-city-chiefs-name%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=606176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/GettyImages-1300928761-scaled-e1627483685818.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p>An image <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=473129614007144&amp;set=a.395330608453712&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shared on Facebook<\/a> claims Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes left training camp and said he would \u201cnot play another down in the NFL\u201d unless the team changed its name.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Verdict: False<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>There is no evidence that such an incident occurred or that Mahomes made such a demand. The Twitter account that made the claim later indicated the story was fake.<\/p>\n<p><span><strong>Fact Check:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo.php?fbid=473129614007144&amp;set=a.395330608453712&amp;type=3&amp;theater\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">screen grab<\/a> of the tweet from the Twitter user @UltraWeedHater started circulating amid news last week that the Cleveland Indians baseball team would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/indians\/news\/cleveland-indians-change-name-to-guardians\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">change its name<\/a> to the Cleveland Guardians.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UltraWeedHater\/status\/1419394219001659403\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 25 tweet<\/a> reads, \u201cBREAKING: Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes has left training camp and says he \u2018not play another down in the NFL\u2019 until the team changes their name.\u201d It cites ESPN sports reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/espnpressroom.com\/us\/bios\/schefter_adam\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adam Schefter<\/a> as the alleged source of the information.<\/p>\n<p>However, there is no evidence Schefter reported such a thing on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/blog\/adam-schefter\/insider\/post\/_\/id\/1178\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ESPN\u2019s website<\/a> or on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=patrick%20mahomes%20training%20camp%20(from%3AAdamSchefter)&amp;src=typed_query\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his verified Twitter account<\/a>. Sports news outlets such as <a href=\"https:\/\/si.com\/search?query=patrick+mahomes+training+camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sports Illustrated<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/foxsports.com\/nfl\/patrick-mahomes-ii-player\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fox Sports<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbnation.com\/search?q=patrick+mahomes+training+camp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SB Nation<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcsports.com\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NBC Sports<\/a> also have not published stories about Mahomes leaving training camp over the team\u2019s name.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes didn\u2019t make the comment about not playing \u201canother down in the NFL\u201d until his team changes its name in any of the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/video\/patrick-mahomes-we-re-trying-to-do-whatever-we-can-to-win-camp-press-conference-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">press<\/a>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/video\/pressconferences\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">conferences<\/a> he has participated in. The statement does not appear on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PatrickMahomes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">his Facebook<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PatrickMahomes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter account<\/a>, either. Mahomes attended training camp on Wednesday, according to the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/news\/five-observations-from-wednesday-s-practice-chiefs-camp-7-28\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">official website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Check Your Fact reached out to the Kansas City Chiefs for comment and will update this article if a response is provided. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/checkyourfact.com\/2020\/04\/10\/fact-check-patrick-mahomes-white-house-president-trump-offend-people\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Did Patrick Mahomes Say, \u2018I\u2019ve Been Looking Forward To Meeting President Trump For A While\u2019?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Twitter account @UltraWeedHater later sent a tweet indicating that the story was fake, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UltraWeedHater\/status\/1419722525404237831v\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">saying<\/a>, \u201cReminder that a large majority of people who fell for this tweet are allowed to vote.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"7.0481927710843\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Reminder that a large majority of the people who fell for this tweet are allowed to vote. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/v06pz6NQze\">https:\/\/t.co\/v06pz6NQze<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Barry McCockiner (@UltraWeedHater) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UltraWeedHater\/status\/1419722525404237831?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 26, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan said recently that the organization will retire <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210411094141\/https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/cheerleaders\/warpaint\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Warpaint<\/a>, its horse mascot, but that the team doesn\u2019t intend to change its name, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2021\/07\/26\/us\/kansas-city-chiefs-nickname-mascot-spt\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CNN<\/a>. The team is named after former Kansas City Mayor <a href=\"https:\/\/kchistory.org\/week-kansas-city-history\/death-chief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Harold Roe Bartle<\/a>, who helped bring the franchise to the city and whose nickname was \u201cThe Chief,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/sports\/nfl\/kansas-city-chiefs\/article252478348.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kansas City Star<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An image shared on Facebook claims Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes left training camp and said he would \u201cnot play another down in the NFL\u201d unless the team changed &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-606176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606176","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=606176"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/606176\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=606176"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=606176"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=606176"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}