Chiefs fans crush KSHB-TV for cutting Patrick Mahomes’ Derby call for weather update

Pete Grathoff, Lisa Gutierrez
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It’s unusual for Chiefs fans to get upset in May since the football season is, you know, from September to February.

But there were some furious fans who tuned to KSHB-TV (Ch. 41) just to watch Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes give the ceremonial “Riders Up!” call at the Kentucky Derby.

If you missed it, here is how Mahomes did.

Unfortunately for viewers in Kansas City, they didn’t get to see all of Mahomes’ call. That’s because KSHB cut away to a weather update about a tornado warning in counties on the Missouri-Iowa border.

This is what viewers in KC saw.

Mahomes fans rained down harsh words on KSHB, which posted video of the missed moment on its social media.

A few minutes later, meteorologist Wes Peery retweeted an angry tweet from Twitter user @tacosalazar and apologized.

“Sorry everyone, didn’t know it was happening at that minute!” Peery wrote.

But that didn’t stop people from tweeting complaints as scathing as @tacosalazar’s, which said: “@WesWeather just became the most hated weatherman in KC history. Interrupted @PatrickMahomes doing his riders up speech. Sad! #KentuckyDerby.”

Here is what other fans were saying about KSHB’s decision to cut away from Mahomes at the Kentucky Derby, starting with former Chiefs wide receiver Marc Boerigter.

“Are you kidding me @KSHB41???? Rushed home to hear @PatrickMahomes do RIDERS UP at the Derby and you interrupt him with a weather announcement in northern Missouri??? Your station should be embarrassed …so disappointed!!!” tweeted @KCRevive85.

Among the anger there was some sympathy for the station and thanks from people who said people’s lives come first.

“He did his job. Life > Sports,” tweeted Mike Peck.

“You could tell by the way the weatherman paused that y’all knew you messed up. Smh,” tweeted @lexiosborne.

Katie Nickolaou, a TV meteorologist in Lansing, Michigan, chastised football fans in tornado country for complaining.

“It’s depressing to see so many people care so little for other people’s lives… Tornado warnings will always take priority If you wanted to watch the Mahomes derby clip you could find it on Twitter less than a minute after it happened,” she tweeted.

People left dozens of angry comments on the station’s Facebook page, too.