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It was a Chiefs press conference unlike any other. Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu used nearly all of their time talking to Kansas City reporters about race and social injustice. You’ll hear all of them, and everything they had to say, here on SportsBeat KC.

These folks were thrilled after winning the Super Bowl four months ago. They were just as passionate on the topics on this day. Reid’s opening statement went longer than five minutes. “Let’s make this place greater than it already is,” he said. “We have a chance to do that.”

Mahomes spoke to his responsibility as a young star. “I’ve been given this platform and I have to make sure I can do whatever I can to make the world a better place. I’ve always believed when people do things together for the right thing, change happens.”

Making the world a better place for Mahomes and Mathieu means getting involved in voter registration. They’ll have a meeting with Chiefs officials next week, including CEO and Chairman Clark Hunt about this action.

“If we can make voting cool, a trendy thing, we’re really setting these kids up for a great future,” Mathieu said.

It’s all here on SportsBeat KC, the Kansas City Star’s daily sports podcast.

Story links:

“Enough is enough:” Patrick Mahomes said he will use his platform to speak out

“Absolutely they matter:” Andy Reid gives ardent speech on Black Lives Matter

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