Shane Ray, Broncos linebacker, gets a Kansas City Chiefs tattoo
Shane Ray, tattoo
Shout out to @kattatgirl for killing my back piece. She took the idea I had for my city and finessed lol Everyone knows how I feel about being from Kansas City Mo and that's real pride. As always I represent "The Town" for everyone that is salty because I take pride in the city that made me who I am today, you weren't with me then and I won't bother me if your not there now #56nightscrazy #Kc #5️⃣⬆️ #KatTat
A photo posted by stingray56 (@stingray56) on Mar 14, 2016 at 1:05pm PDT
Broncos linebacker Shane Ray got himself a Kansas City Chiefs tattoo.
Now before more of Broncos Country grabs their pitchforks, keep in mind the second-year player out of Missouri is from Kansas City. Ray's back tattoo also features the city's skyline and logos of the Kansas City Royals and Sporting Kansas City.
"Everyone knows how I feel about being from Kansas City Mo and that's real pride," Ray wrote on Instagram.
Needless to say, some were not pleased with his new body art. "Not loyal to his team. Cut him," one user commented.
Ray took to Twitter to defend himself.
Listen people! I love the Broncos and I bleed orange and blue. Don't let a representation of pride and art upset you. Let's get this work
— Shane Ray (@X_RAYted56) March 15, 2016
If your with me be with me and respect my story. Only then can you say your a fan.
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We can sometimes forget just how young these guys are. Not realizing how it would look.
But he can tattoo himself however he wants to. It's his life and his business. (As long as he nails Alex Smith whenever he gets the opportunity!)
Comment by DanielG — March 15, 2016 @ 12:18 pm
Looks like it says "The Clown".
Comment by qman — March 15, 2016 @ 12:39 pm
Man, I hope we do not have another nut case, and maybe he is sending Kubes and Elway the message he would rather be a Chief. Know it sounds juvenile, but he just lost my support. Hasn't even been on the team long enough to start creating controversy. Whata dope.
Comment by Flick — March 15, 2016 @ 1:04 pm
That's disgusting. I mean really — A soccer tattoo?? Ugh.
Comment by CheeseyPal — March 15, 2016 @ 1:16 pm
Seriously?? The Broncos are the ones that took a chance on him and moved up in the draft to select him after he almost tumbled out of the first round because of his hot whiz quiz at the combine. Dude better figure out where his priorities are!
Comment by Jerome Santiago — March 15, 2016 @ 1:32 pm
the kid is nice as hell. had to pleasure of speaking with him for an hour a few weeks after the superbowl. took a pic with me and signed my superbowl had without me even asking. From what he told me he loves the broncos and idolizes miller. pretty sure he has his priorities straight.
Comment by krimlon — March 15, 2016 @ 11:26 pm
No one cares if you had a personal experience with him. Big deal. What kind of message is he sending John Elway and the rest of the team by choosing to have a tattoo of the KC Chiefs put on his back right after winning the Super Bowl with the Denver Broncos?
Comment by Jerome Santiago — March 16, 2016 @ 9:19 am
Who cares? He can be proud of KC all he wants as long as he gets to Alex Smith
Comment by freedompurveyor — March 16, 2016 @ 9:29 am
You must not have much contact with people. I feel sorry for you. You seem to harbor a lot of anger.
Comment by krimlon — March 16, 2016 @ 5:04 pm
What the hell are you talking about? Are we talking about football and the Broncos or what? I'm on top of the world, couldn't be happier so I don't know how you could deduce that from a couple comments. Weird and unfounded.
The same message he's sending Elway by having a baseball and soccer teams logo.
Comment by DPC — March 17, 2016 @ 4:04 am
It's just football, it's a job, home should always come first.
Comment by Brooklyn Bronco — March 16, 2016 @ 4:00 pm
BFHD! Get the point?
Comment by Steve Canon — March 15, 2016 @ 1:36 pm
This story is completely irrelevant. It was probably a "young" move to post the photo on social media, but if I had been drafted to play elsewhere and was pursuing my career with another NFL franchise, I still wouldn't feel shy about getting a similar Colorado tat (complete w/ Broncos logo – though I'd probably go with the old "D"). Anyway, anyone who thinks this matters to how Ray is going to do with our team is being ridiculous.
Comment by Drewbueno — March 15, 2016 @ 1:47 pm
You gotta appreciate the distorted feelings of loyalty displayed on this thread. So if a team drafts you, you owe them all your heart. But if you grew up in a competitor town, you can't be proud of your upbringing. I wish we could cut some of these fans.
I'm sure the locker room won't care one iota, just like our stars cheered on Os when he landed a big contract elsewhere.
Comment by jvill — March 15, 2016 @ 4:33 pm
Well that'll go over well in the locker room.
Comment by Philobiblon — March 15, 2016 @ 2:03 pm
It was idiotic of him to get that tattoo and not expect backlash, I mean come on man if you grew up a Chiefs fan then you must have hated the Broncos. You know this is a rivalry. I guess my concern would be if he develops into a great player will they be able to keep him from leaving for KC and then having to deal with him every year? At the end of the day probably not a big deal, it's just not very smart.
Comment by AvsFan2119 — March 15, 2016 @ 2:41 pm
Odd decision.
Comment by Planojoe — March 15, 2016 @ 2:54 pm
Shoulda gone with the Royals. They win more championships.
Comment by toomanyrappers — March 15, 2016 @ 6:07 pm
Take another close look at the tattoo.
Comment by AlexZander — March 16, 2016 @ 8:18 am
I didn't see that, thanks for the heads up.
Comment by dthorne — March 17, 2016 @ 3:36 pm
No story here people. Filler until the draft….
Comment by Skylab99 — March 15, 2016 @ 6:27 pm
By the time he's 70, it will look like he has a Papa John's pizza on his back.
Comment by Smart Guy — March 15, 2016 @ 7:33 pm
The ugly, garish tattoo, the conflict of interest it proclaims, and Ray's insipid and arrogant defense of it translates into my conclusion that this might be the most brain-dead jock in Denver and that's a position with some competition. You want people to be fans of You instead of the Broncos, that's what you said with your semi-literate "If your with me be with me and respect my story". You're an idiot, Shane, honestly, an idiot. And it does look like it says "The Clown" at the bottom. How appropriate. A TEAM needs loyalty to thrive and you just permanently emblazoned yourself with a symbol of loyalty to one of the Broncos' greatest rivals. Get out of town, Shane Ray.
Comment by gmasted — March 15, 2016 @ 7:37 pm
Why such hate? Does this change your life? Youth is about exploring, experimenting and finding ways to identify who you are. I give him credit for trying and mistakes will be made.
What's a Brooklyn Bronco? Maybe a part time Bronco, You just don't get it, huh?
C'mon Brooklyn Bronco, you need to be a lemming like Flicka.
Ray ought to get a Broncos tattoo to stop the controversy.
Comment by Todd Anderson — March 16, 2016 @ 9:00 am
The NFL isn't like Coke vs. Pepsi. Most players know at least a few players on the other teams and I doubt there is any real hate there (except Vontaze Burfict). That's mostly fan thing. I remember a couple years ago when a photographer captured Jamaal Charles getting a football autographed by Peyton Manning after a game. Some KC fans went berserk that he would be friendly with Manning. Let's not do that.
Comment by Bill — March 16, 2016 @ 9:05 am
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I don't really care about the tattoo, but the second tweet irked me.
Seeing as how I've been a Bronco fan for almost twice as long as Ray has been alive, and that he has only been a Bronco for less then a year, he should really keep his opinion to himself as to what constitutes my ability to call myself a fan.
Another thing that he needs to come to grips with is that fans are fans of their team. They may really like a certain player, but that player will be discarded in a NY minute if that player is no longer part of the fan's team.
Comment by Little75 — March 16, 2016 @ 1:34 pm
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That's a long time in tattoo parlor chair, man. Hope Shane had some good BBQ afterwards. Go Broncos!
Comment by Evad Karawan — March 21, 2016 @ 2:06 pm
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