Barack Obama gives shout out to Jalen Hurts in Super Bowl tweet
A second former president of the United States has spoken out on the Super Bowl.
While former president Donald Trump was slamming the halftime show with Rihanna on Sunday, Barack Obama sent a congratulatory tweet to a number of Chiefs players for their 38-35 win.
He also gave a shout out to Philadelphia Eagles quarterback – and former Alabama star – Jalen Hurts.
“Congratulations to the Kansas City Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce and Andy Reid for a great Super Bowl win and for sustained excellence,” Obama tweeted. “And shout out to the Eagles and Jalen Hurts —outstanding competitors with a bright future.”
Patrick Mahomes was magical when the Kansas City Chiefs desperately needed him to pull off another Super Bowl comeback. Playing on an injured ankle, Mahomes threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter and scrambled 26 yards on the go-ahead drive before Harrison Butker kicked a 27-yard field goal with 8 seconds left to give the Chiefs a 38-35 victory over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday night.
The Chiefs won their second NFL title in four years and two-time NFL MVP Mahomes earned his second Super Bowl MVP award. Mahomes and Jalen Hurts excelled in the first Super Bowl matchup featuring two Black starting QBs. But Mahomes turned it up in the second half after reaggravating a sprained right ankle.
Meanwhile, Trump took to social medial Sunday to make it clear he wasn’t a fan of Rihanna’s Super Bowl halftime performance Sunday, calling it an “epic fail” in a Truth Social post.
Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.