Tag: ESPYs

ESPYs honor Chiefs HC Andy Reid with montage commemorating Super Bowl win

No awards at the ESPYs this year, but Kansas City Chiefs HC Andy Reid was honored for winning Super Bowl LIV.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid was honored with a video montage during the 2020 ESPYs Awards show.

The annual show which typically recognizes excellence in sports performance took on a new format amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Not only did they make the switch to virtual, but they also shifted focus to highlight displays of service, perseverance, and courage from within the world of sports.

Notable Chiefs fans Eric Stonestreet, Rob Riggle, David Koechner and Heidi Gardner joined Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and TE Travis Kelce on a Zoom call for the ESPYs show. Mahomes and Kelce broke the news that there would be no team awards this year due to the new format. The gang of actors and comedians, of course, feigned disappointment and anger until they learned that Chiefs HC Andy Reid would be honored by the ESPYs with a video tribute.

The tribute highlighted Reid’s illustrious career, which finally includes a Super Bowl title after this past season.

As you can imagine, Chiefs players were pretty excited to see Reid recognized by the ESPYs.

This is a nice moment celebrating Reid, who is a fantastic leader of men, an incredible head coach and a great person on top of it all.

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Russell Wilson, Megan Rapinoe and Sue Bird opened the ESPYS with powerful Black Lives Matter intro

“Our country’s work is not anywhere close to done.”

Amid the global coronavirus pandemic, ESPN elected to hold its annual sports awards show, The ESPYS, earlier than usual this year and with an entirely virtual format.

But co-hosts Megan Rapinoe, Sue Bird and Russell Wilson didn’t need an audience to address the important issues facing the country.

To kick off the award show, Wilson, Bird and Rapinoe — all wearing Black Lives Matter shirts — voiced a powerful message of support for the Black Lives Matter movement in response to the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and Rayshard Brooks.

Wilson said:

“Our country’s work is not anywhere close to done. We need justice. We need true leadership. We need a change. And we need it now. I look at my children, and I pray for a better future. … The only thing that must die is racism. Black lives matter. So where do we go from here?”

Later in the video, Rapinoe and Bird both urged white athletes and fans to take a vocal stance in fighting systemic racism. Rapinoe said:

“So will it be uncomfortable? Yes. And speaking up, will we make mistakes? Yes. That cannot stop us from trying.”

Four years ago, NBA stars LeBron James, Chris Paul, Carmelo Anthony and Dwyane Wade opened the ESPYS with a message for Black Lives Matter. That call for action continues today.

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