ESPN made egregious error in graphic for piece about Chiefs mascot KC Wolf
When reports first surfaced in 2022 about a Chiefs fan being involved in a bank robbery in Oklahoma, ESPN’s Pat McAfee was all-in on the story.
“This guy,” McAfee said, “is awesome.”
Law enforcement and the courts disagreed with that assessment.
Xaviar Babudar, who was known as KC superfan ChiefsAholic, was sentenced to 32 years in prison in by an Oklahoma court in May after being found guilty of robbery with a firearm, assault while masked or disguised, and removing an electronic monitoring device.
Additionally, Babudar was sentenced last year to 17 years in federal prison in U.S. District Court in Kansas City after pleading guilty to three charges in connection with a string of robberies or attempted robberies.
McAfee’s delight about ChiefsAholic is a big reason why they were featured together in the Chargers’ 2023 schedule release video.
That also could explain why ESPN made an egregious mistake with a graphic used for McAfee, who also apparently praised the work of KC Wolf at Chiefs games. Dan Meers, who played KC Wolf for 35 years, retired last month.
Unfortunately, ESPN showed pictures of McAfee and ChiefsAholic, who was known for wearing a wolf costume to games, in a graphic. I took a screenshot of it.
Here is a little of what fans were saying about the unfortunate mix up.
This story was originally published July 7, 2025 at 8:42 AM.
