Chiefs player speaks out after Patrick Mahomes skipped him while greeting teammates during Super Bowl loss

Toward the extremity of the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl nonaccomplishment Sunday, Patrick Mahomes greeted immoderate of his chap violative players, giving high-fives and sharing hugs.

But 1 subordinate — moving backmost Samaje Perine — was noticeably near out contempt lasting up arsenic Mahomes approached him.

Mahomes greeted JuJu Smith-Schuster and Hollywood Brown earlier embracing Isiah Pacheco. Next connected the seat was Perine, who stood up, but Mahomes alternatively approached Travis Kelce, and the 2 shared a agelong embrace.

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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) passes to moving backmost Samaje Perine (34) against the San Francisco 49ers during the 4th fourth astatine Levi's Stadium.  (Kyle Terada/Imagn Images)

People noticed the evident snub, and successful an Instagram station highlighting video of what happened, galore called retired Mahomes for a deficiency of leadership.

However, according to the New York Post, Perine commented connected the station and said radical were making thing retired of nothing.

"Lol I really stood up to untie my pants string, nary 1 blamed anybody," Perine commented. "It’s not that deep."

Perine, 3rd connected the moving backmost extent illustration down Kareem Hunt and Pacheco, caught a walk from Mahomes successful the AFC title against the Buffalo Bills, which sealed their triumph and sent them to their 3rd consecutive Super Bowl. 

Kansas City Chiefs moving backmost Samaje Perine (34) during a property league successful beforehand of the 2025 Super Bowl astatine the New Orleans Marriott. (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)

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He was utilized chiefly successful the walk crippled retired of the backfield, catching 28 passes for 322 yards and 1 touchdown for the Chiefs during the regular season. He besides had 92 rushing yards connected 20 carries with a score. 

In the 40-22 nonaccomplishment to the Philadelphia Eagles, Perine had conscionable 1 transportation for 8 yards.

The nonaccomplishment halted the Chiefs' quest for a three-peat, which would person been the archetypal successful Super Bowl history.

It's the Eagles' 2nd Lombardi Trophy aft winning the 2018 Super Bowl.

Quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) of the Kansas City Chiefs hands the shot disconnected to RB Samaje Perine (34) during the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, astatine the Caesars Superdome successful New Orleans. (David Buono/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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Sunday's crippled was a rematch of the Super Bowl 2 years ago, which the Chiefs won, 38-35. 

Fox News' Scott Thompson contributed to this report.

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