A small group of protesters rallied in Tampa, Florida, Sunday ahead of the Super Bowl to demand the Kansas City Chiefs change their name and urge fans to stop performing “chop” gestures in the stands.
“We are not your mascot,” protesters could be heard chanting in video of the protest outside Raymond James Stadium on social media, in which many demonstrators did not appear to be wearing coronavirus face masks as they shouted.
Feb 7, 2021; Tampa, Florida, USA; Protesters from the Florida Indigenous Rights and Environmental Equality and the Not In Our Honor group from Kansas City gather outside Raymond James Stadium before Super Bowl LV between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mandatory Credit: Mary Holt-USA TODAY Sports
One protester, identified only as Stewart, told Bay News 9 the Chiefs’ mascot was “shameful” and that the imagery did not “honor” Native…
