Patrick Mahomes Says Justin Tucker’s Pregame Antics Were Attempt To Get Under Skin

Patrick Mahomes believes Justin Tucker being all up in his house earlier than the AFC Championship Sport was no accident … claiming the Ravens kicker’s pregame run-in was an try to get beneath the Chiefs’ pores and skin.

The incident was all of the discuss earlier than kickoff on Sunday … with Mahomes and Travis Kelce stepping into it with the veteran NFL kicker over his spot on the sector whereas each side had been making an attempt to heat up for the large playoff recreation.

Tucker downplayed the incident on Monday … calling the entire thing “silly,” however Mahomes clearly does not see it that method — accusing the All-Professional specialist of going out of his technique to play some thoughts video games on the defending Tremendous Bowl champions.

“He does that little stuff, I think to try to get under our skin,” Mahomes stated Tuesday on The Drive on Audacy’s 610 Sports Radio. “I asked him to move his stuff. He got up and moved it, I think, two inches but didn’t move it out of the way. I was gonna let it slide, but Travis got in and moved it for me. And after that, I wasn’t gonna let him put it back down.”

Mahomes stated he is solely had related points 3 times in his NFL profession … and every occurred to be earlier than video games in opposition to the Ravens.

“I have a lot of respect for him as a player, one of the best kickers of all time, probably the best kicker of all time,” he added. “But at the same time, you’ve got to have respect for each team, and we all share the field, and we try to do that in a respectful way.”