Strangely, Jawaan Taylor, an offensive tackle for the Chiefs, has been compelled to refute reports that his mother passed away in the days leading up to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
In order to dispel recent rumors, the 26-year-old second-round selection and his mother Wendy took to social media on Wednesday.
“Hello everyone,” Wendy remarked as she shot herself from inside her automobile in the opening of the video that was uploaded on X. I just wanted to quickly jump on this to let everyone know that I’m okay, that I’m alive, and that I’m safe.
The Taylors felt compelled to share an update on Wendy online after word somehow spread on social media that she died four days earlier. But it was the NFL player’s grandmother Mary, the mother of Taylor’s father, who had passed away.
‘Just to clear the air,’ Taylor tweeted. It’s my Grandmother that passed away 4 days ago, NOT my mother. Long Live Mary Taylor.’
Taylor, who was selected with the 35th overall pick in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft, has made his Chiefs debut at right tackle this season, his first after being acquired from the Jacksonville Jaguars. Taylor has started every game at right tackle this season.
On Wednesday, the athlete also used the occasion to pay tribute to his late father, Robert, who passed away two years ago.
He was big into football, and that’s why were so close,’ he said.
There are no indications from the Chiefs or Taylor himself that he won’t play in the Super Bowl on Sunday, when the Chiefs will take on the San Francisco 49ers in Las Vegas.
The five-year veteran signed a four-year, $80million contract with Kansas City in the offseason after spending the first four years of his career in Jacksonville.
