Wanted to get people’s thoughts on this:
Do people legitimately hate Tyreek or is it just somewhat of an indifference? For me, I was super bummed when he left. I feel like chiefs fans started calling him out on chasing money instead of rings (which is true), and his “talking trash” was more of a defense against those accusations. I can’t blame him for talking highly about tua because that’s his qb. He seems like he still loves and appreciates his time as a chief and has a good relationship with many of his former teammates. I know it likely isn’t in the cards soon or ever, but I would legitimately love to have him back. No weapon in the league like him. He’s electrifying and fun to watch and a funny personality. I remember some of his crazy plays, him as a cheerleader against the Steelers and peacing bills dbs when he was in front of them in the divisional round. In my opinion, although he did say some things I don’t love, chiefs fans shouldn’t take it too harshly. Same with the Chris Jones situation. Obviously they’re different but both seem to love the chiefs and are great guys to have on the team
Anytime I see someone talking about how much they hate Tyreek, I question whether they’d have the same opinion of him if his skin were white. Does that mean every one of the anti-Tyreek voices is racist? No, of course not, but there’s a whole lot of “he needs to just be quiet” undertones that you often hear from white people about Black people.
I suspect he’s a complicated guy, like all of us, who has done things that are entirely unacceptable, and who has aspects of his personality that are truly loveable. The guys who know him best don’t seem to have a problem with him using his leverage to get paid or the fact that he says silly shit on his podcast and social media to get attention.