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\nAn adult Giants fan has defended herself from backlash after a viral video appeared to show her snatching Patrick Mahomes’ headband from a childNina Miller claimed she was unaware the headband was meant for the boy, who was celebrating his 10th birthday at the gameFans slammed Miller and accused her of only apologizing because of the backlash on social media<\/p>\n
The adult Giants fan caught on camera appearing to swipe Patrick Mahomes<\/a>‘ headband from a young boy is speaking out after the internet dubbed her the “Kansas City Karen.”\n<\/p>\n As Mahomes, 30, and the Chiefs were exiting the field at MetLife Stadium after their win over the New York Giants on Sunday, Sept. 21, the quarterback appeared to hand his game-worn headband to a young fan wearing Chiefs merch.\n<\/p>\n In the viral video shared on social media, Nina Miller, wearing Giants gear, is seen swiping the headband from the boy.<\/p>\n Patrick Mahomes signs autographs at MetLife Stadium on Sept. 21, 2025.<\/p>\n Kathryn Riley\/Getty<\/p>\n Video of the incident went viral and Miller quickly earned the “Kansas City Karen” nickname from fans online. Internet sleuths then found Miller on social media and circulated a now-deleted video<\/a> of her bragging about getting the headband from Mahomes.\n<\/p>\n On Saturday, Sept. 27, Miller took to TikTok<\/a> to defend herself amid the backlash, claiming everyone “is having heart failure over this.”<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Miller claimed that fans from all rows were swarming the front row of the stands in an attempt to get close to Mahomes, emphasizing that she “paid for” her tickets but “didn’t know” if the boy she took the headband from was “from the nosebleeds.”\n<\/p>\n Users quickly called Miller out in the comments, with one writing, “You literally snatched it out of the kid\u2019s hand. You really think Patrick would give his head band [sic] to a grown a– giants fan over a kid? Let\u2019s be realistic.”\n<\/p>\n