Patrick Mahomes offered a quiet show of support to Tucker Franklin after the Kansas City podcaster shared heartbreaking news about his father’s death.
Franklin, who hosts the That Football Show podcast on the KC Sports Network, had been expecting to spend this month focused on the Chiefs. Instead, he posted on X last week that his father, Doug Franklin, had died.
“My dad, Doug Franklin, suddenly and unexpectedly passed away,” Franklin wrote.
“He was a great father, phenomenal husband, and an amazing man. The only thing he loved more than the Kansas City Royals was his family. He will be greatly missed.
“It’s easy in times like these to be upset by all the things you didn’t get to experience. I’m crushed and devastated.
“Life is not fair but in these unfair moments, I’m choosing to be thankful for the 28 years I had with a man I was honored to call my father. Though, it should’ve been more.
“Thank you, Dad.”
Franklin later pointed readers to Doug Franklin’s online obituary.
Mahomes, who saw Franklin’s post, reached out privately through an X direct message. In the message, the Chiefs quarterback wrote, “Praying for your family man,” Mahomes wrote last Monday.
“Chiefs and chiefskingdom is with you. 🙏”
Franklin then shared a screenshot of the DM and added, “I think it’s easy to wonder if the quarterback of your favorite team is actually a good guy.
“We don’t have to wonder about that in KC ❤️”
The gesture didn’t take much, but for Franklin it clearly meant a lot.
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