Two-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Mahomes has avoided directly addressing his brother Jackson’s legal woes.
Mahomes’ older brother and star quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs said he doesn’t want to share his thoughts on the matter publicly.
«Honestly, it’s a personal thing that I have to keep to myself,» Mahomes said when speaking to reporters Wednesday on the Chiefs’ OTAs.
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Jackson Mahomes, left, and Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate onstage during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Victory Parade on February 15, 2023 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)
Mahomes added that his focus remains on playing soccer.
«At the end of the day, I come here to play football and try to take care of my family at the same time,» Mahomes said. «So I keep it to myself and go out and play soccer when I’m in the building.»
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Jackson Mahomes was arrested and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual assault and one count of misdemeanor assault on May 3. The charges stem from an incident at a Kansas City-area bar in February.
He was later released on $100,000 bond, according to court records.
In addition to being a member of a high-profile soccer family, Jackson has risen to fame in recent years in part due to his social media presence. Jackson’s TikTok account has more than a million followers.
Patrick Mahomes, second from left, looks at a photo with a friend as his wife, Brittany Mahomes, and brother, Jackson Mahomes, right, chat during the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory celebration in Kansas City, Missouri, on February 15, 2023. . (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
In an interview earlier this year, Aspen Vaughn, the owner of the establishment where the incident occurred, said Jackson «forcibly kissed[ed] I out of nowhere.»
In a criminal complaint, prosecutors allege Jackson «unlawfully and criminally touches[ed] the person of another… who did not consent to the touching» and «knowingly causing unlawful[d] physical contact with another person…done in a rude, insulting, or angry manner.»
This photo released by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office in Kansas on May 3, 2023 shows Jackson Mahomes. The brother of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has been jailed on charges of aggravated sexual assault for an altercation at a restaurant. (Johnson County Sheriff’s Office via AP)
Jackson’s lawyers maintain that their client committed no crime. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for August 31.
Reporters also asked Patrick Mahomes how he decides when a situation should be kept private.
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«I think that’s a process that everybody has to go through in life,» the quarterback said. «Obviously, I’m on a bigger stage, but at the same time, it’s your family. But you have to come here and do a job, and that’s what I try to do every day.»