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Patrick Mahomes was on hand to celebrate wife Brittany Mahomes’ Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition — just days after his Kansas City Chiefs teammate Harrison Butker’s controversial comments about working women.

On Thursday, May 16, the Chiefs quarterback accompanied Brittany to the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Launch Party at the Hard Rock Hotel, posing alongside her in a series of red carpet photos.

Brittany — a former soccer star who showed off her toned figure in a bikini in the magazine’s new issue — took center stage on the carpet in a sheer silver halter dress embellished with rhinestones and what appeared to be metallic vines. She accessorized the look with a matching metallic bag and strappy sandals, wearing her trademark blonde hair down in loose, beachy waves.

Patrick, for his part, wore an all-black suit — “All black double breasted🕴️🔥🔥🔥,” Travis Kelce commented on his teammate’s Instagram photo of the night — with opaque sunglasses and a silver chain. To quote Taylor Swift, Patrick quite literally let his wife “Bejeweled” in her sparkling dress, while his ensemble blended more into the step-and-repeat in the background.

“Proud of you❤️ @brittanylynne,” Patrick captioned a photo of the pair at the event.

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In addition to Kelce’s comment, Patrick’s brother, Jackson Mahomes, also chimed in on the photo.

“MOM AND DAD!! Killed it!!!” Jackson wrote.

Brittany, for her part, commended her husband for his sweet post. “Love you babesss!!!” she commented.

Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Mahomes attend the 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Launch Party at Hard Rock Hotel on May 16, 2024 in New York City. The NFL star’s public support of his wife comes just… Taylor Hill/Getty Images
Then came the comments not only praising Patrick — but lauding him for supporting his working wife, in direct opposition to Butker’s recent remarks. (Patrick and Brittany, high school sweethearts who tied the knot in 2020, are also parents of daughter Sterling, 3, and son Bronze, 1.)

“Be a Mahomes, not a butker…,” one person commented.

“A MAN SUPPORTING A WORKING WOMAN… iconic!!!” another fan wrote.

“I dunno man, she looks pretty damn happy and fulfilled doing other things that just being a ‘homemaker,'” shared another user.

“Because she is more than just a wife and mother 👏👏👏👏 ❤️,” a fourth person noted.

“We stan a supportive man 👏🏻🙌🏻,” penned another follower.

Butker, a kicker on the Chiefs and a devout Catholic, made headlines during his speech at Benedictine College’s graduation on May 11 — during which he criticized the LGBTQIA+ community’s “dangerous gender ideologies,” PresIdent Joe Biden’s stance on abortion, workIng women and the “cultural emasculation of men.”

He addressed the female graduates: “It is you, the women, who have had the most diabolical lies told to you. How many of you are sitting here now about to cross the stage and thinking about all the promotions and titles you’re going to get in your career? Some of you may go on to lead successful careers in the world. But I would venture to guess that the majority of you are most excited about your marriage and children,” he said, in part, claiming that his own wife’s life only “truly started when she began living her vocation as wife and mother.”

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