'My bad': Pureval issues apology after post trolling Chiefs quarterback

Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer
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Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval took jabs at the Kansas City Chiefs during a provocative proclamation posted to Facebook on Friday.
Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval took jabs at the Kansas City Chiefs during a provocative proclamation posted to Facebook on Friday.
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Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval took shots at the Kansas City Chiefs ahead of their upcoming AFC Championship game against the Cincinnati Bengals Sunday night. He later apologized for his comments.

In a video posted to Facebook on Friday, Pureval − wearing an orange tie, white shirt and a black suit jacket adorned with the Bengals' logo − made a proclamation in which he referred to Arrowhead Stadium as "Burrowhead Stadium" and took a number of other jabs at the team.

"Whereas Joseph Lee Burrow, who's 3-0 against (Chiefs quarterback Patrick) Mahomes, has been asked by officials to take a paternity test to (confirm) whether or not he's his father...And whereas Kansas City is named after its neighboring state which is, you know, just kind of weird," Pureval said in his proclamation.

Pureval proclaimed Sunday to be "They Gotta Play Us Day" in Cincinnati.

"No need to respond. KC’s got class. Cincinnati has Jerry Springer and no rings. See them Sunday," Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in a tweet Friday evening.

According to Fox4 in Kansas City, Pureval got something wrong.

Kansas City, Missouri, was incorporated in 1853, eight years before Kansas became a state. The city was initially called the City of Kansas and later became Kansas City in 1889, the station reported.

The Cincinnati mayor's post quickly became national news with publications such as Sports Illustrated picking up the story.

Several hours after Pureval's post went live, he tweeted an apology. "My competitive juices and love for cincy got the best of me. My bad. Staying hungry and humble. See you Sunday," the mayor wrote.

The Bengals are gearing up for their second consecutive championship game rematch with the Chiefs.

Cincinnati defeated the Chiefs in overtime 27-24 last year to advance to Super Bowl 56. The Chiefs and Bengals have met three times in the last 13 months and Cincinnati has won all three games.

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