Mother of young Chiefs fan backs up Raiders player's claim of why her son didn't end up with pick-6 football

When the Las Vegas Raiders Jack Jones intercepted a Mahomes’ pass for a pick 6, Jones looked at the fans lining the end zone and made eye contact with Logan. Jones was grinning at him as he jogged up - he went out of his way to find a kid.

As a mom, all I could do was smile. You forget about the rivalry in that moment. You forget about the Raider Hater chants you grew up with. You even forget that your beloved Chiefs are losing and the opposing team just scored on a turnover. All you see is the moment through your kid’s eyes: This is going to mean the world to him.

And it would have.

The video circulated like wildfire. Sports Illustrated ESPN FanDuel Fox News Barstool Sports The Kansas City Star - literally hundreds of outlets, and some, with the best clickbait headline of all time: “Raiders Jack Jones goes full grinch on child.”

But if you watch the video, what you don’t see is the dude behind me who is literally on my back trying to snatch the ball. You don’t see the other Chiefs fans screaming at the players that they suck. You don’t see the Raiders players taunting the fans (and the one who flipped off the crowd, which my 12-year-old daughter pointed out). Jones tried to give Logan the ball and pulled it back when the guy behind me started swatting and cursing. Logan was, of course, devastated. I was, of course, so bummed for him, and beyond annoyed that an adult ruined this moment (sidenote: the “old dude” people referred to on Twitter next to Logan who was also trying to take the ball was my dad who was 100% trying to help). And, to add insult to injury, this whole event spilled Logan’s hot chocolate I had just got him - a special treat (who spends $10 on hot chocolate?!? #christmas) - all over him. Poor kid.