‘In February, when the Chiefs won Super Bowl LIV, the chant that goes with the chop could be heard at various points throughout the broadcast – and the game announcers didn’t even mention it. But the world has changed since the death of George Floyd in May; the nation is looking, with fresh eyes, at the issue of systemic racism. We are drawing closer to the day when the Chiefs – and the Indians, Braves and Chicago Blackhawks – will all dispense with those team names.’