Kansas City Chiefs tackle Jawaan Taylor is bizarrely forced to deny rumors that his MOTHER died in the build-up to the Super Bowl in Vegas

Chief’s offense Jawaan Taylor has been bizarrely forced to deny rumors that his mother died ahead of Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.

The 26-year-old second-round pick and his mother – Wendy – took to social media on Wednesday to clear the air about recent speculation.

“Hello everyone,” Wendy said at the start of the video on X, filming herself from her car. “I just want to jump over here really, really quick to let you know that I’m safe, I’m alive and I’m doing well.”

The Taylors felt compelled to share an update about Wendy online after it was somehow reported on social media that she died four days earlier. But it was the NFL player’s grandmother Mary, the mother of Taylor’s father, who had died.

“Just to clear the air,” Taylor tweeted. It is my grandmother who passed away 4 days ago, NOT my mother. Long live Mary Taylor.”

Chiefs OT Jawaan Taylor was forced to clarify that it had been his grandmother and not his mother – Wendy – who died four days ago. Wendy also shared a status about her well-being on X

Taylor paid tribute to his grandmother, Mary, as he updated his followers on X, formerly Twitter

Taylor started every game for the Chiefs this season after coming over from Jacksonville in the offseason

Taylor, who was drafted with the 35th pick of the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, has started every game at right tackle this season in Kansas City – his first with the Chiefs since being traded away from the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The player also took the opportunity on Wednesday to remember his father Robert, who died two years ago.

“He was really into football and that’s why we were so close,” he said.

There has been no indication from the Chiefs or Taylor himself that he won’t play in Sunday’s Super Bowl, when the Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas.

The five-year veteran signed a four-year, $80 million contract with Kansas City this offseason after spending the first four years of his career in Jacksonville.