Raiders mock Patrick Mahomes with Kermit the Frog doll at training camp… as the Chiefs QB’s trainer issues threatening response
The Raiders have rekindled their bitter rivalry with the Chiefs.
A Las Vegas football fan gave Trey Taylor a Kermit the Frog doll during training camp on Thursday, after which the defender carried the Muppets character around.
The Kermit doll wore Mahomes’ jersey and even had a head full of brown curls, resembling the star quarterback’s hair.
In a clip that went viral, Taylor held the doll up to the camera, moved his mouth and said in a high-pitched voice, “I’m Patrick.”
The three-time Super Bowl winner’s voice has long been compared to that of the iconic TV character, who speaks with a gravelly tone.
The Raiders teased the Chiefs with a Kermit the Frog doll dressed in Patrick Mahomes style
Defensive back Trey Taylor paraded the Muppets character around training camp
While Mahomes didn’t publicly respond to the criticism, his personal trainer, Bobby Stroupe, shared a menacing three-word response to X.
“We will remember,” he tweeted.
The 28-year-old has been asked to make comparisons to Kermit throughout his career, even being asked to do an impersonation for the Super Bowl in February.
“I’m just talking right now, that’s all,” Mahomes said at a news conference.
He previously told reporters that he had been “mocked” all his life.
“I’ve gotten used to it, it’s like a joke that keeps going on. I’ve heard it all, jokes about Kermit the Frog or about smoking cigarettes,” he said.
“It’s unique, so maybe I’ll get a deal because I have such a unique voice.”
Kansas City suffered a surprise loss to the Raiders on Christmas Day last year, but Mahomes’ team ultimately had the final say as they won their second straight Super Bowl.
The rivals will meet for the first time in 2024 in Las Vegas, for a Week 8 matchup.
The 28-year-old Mahomes has been asked about comparisons to Kermit throughout his career
His team will play Las Vegas for the first time in 2024 in a Week 8 game.