Dan Le Batard thinks Patrick Mahomes, other athletes are obligated to oppose Trump on Protect College Sports
- Dan Le Batard demands Patrick Mahomes tackle the Protect College Sports Act, interrupting his day job of being the most valuable player in the NFL.
- Mahomes's actual policy: quiet action, loud checkbook—donating to shooting victims and studiously avoiding political landmines.
- Le Batard's playbook seems to be 'speak up if you agree with me, otherwise, shut up and play ball'—a rulebook with only one page.
- At least Le Batard isn't a hypocrite: he also wants athletes to stay silent... but only if they are Trump-supporting MMA fighters or COVID skeptics.
Brief Summary
Dan Le Batard's latest tantrum paints Patrick Mahomes as a coward for refusing to campaign against a piece of legislation during the middle of the NFL season. Yes, because the Kansas City Chiefs' quarterback clearly has enough free time between Super Bowl runs and avoiding defenders to become a Beltway insider. Le Batard, who has built a career on yelling at clouds, suggests Mahomes is dodging 'adult games' by exiting a political scrum he's not even playing in.
Why This Matters
For the sports fan, this is the eternal clash between wanting athletes to be heroes only in the lines and demanding they be uniformed political spokesmen. Mahomes is choosing to be a unifying figure, a strategy that makes him more popular than the current president... which is probably why the media hates him for it. This story matters because it exposes the left's growing addiction to forcing every public figure with influence to serve as a protest mascot, or else. For the average reader, it's a reminder that if you stay silent, the mob will call you a coward; if you speak up for the wrong side, they'll call you a Nazi. Fun.