LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - FEBRUARY 11: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates prior to the NFL Super Bowl 58 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II[4] (/məˈhoʊmz/;[5] born September 17, 1995)
is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Mahomes has led the Chiefs to six consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and four Super Bowl appearances since becoming the team’s starting quarterback in 2018. He is one of five quarterbacks in NFL history to win three or more Super Bowls.[6][7] Mahomes’s career accolades through seven seasons in the NFL have earned him widespread praise from sports journalists, and he is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.[8][9][10]
Mahomes played college football and baseball at Texas Tech University. Following his sophomore year, he quit baseball to focus solely on football. In his junior year, he led all NCAA Division I FBS players in multiple categories including passing yards (5,052) and total touchdowns (53). He was selected 10th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL draft. Mahomes spent his rookie season as the backup to Alex Smith. He was named the starter in 2018 after the Chiefs traded Smith to the Washington Redskins.
That season, Mahomes threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He became the only quarterback in history to throw for more than 5,000 yards in a single season in both college and in the NFL.
He joined Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 passing touchdowns in the same season. [11] For his performance in his first season as starter, he was named to the Pro Bowl, named first-team All-Pro, and won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and NFL Most Valuable Player awards. Mahomes is one of four black quarterbacks to win the AP MVP award.
In the 2019 season, Mahomes led the Chiefs to Super Bowl LIV, their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers.[13] Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP for his performance, becoming the second black quarterback and youngest overall to do so.
[b][14] He is also the third African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl.[c] In 2020, Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth $477 million with another $26 million in potential bonuses, for a total of $503 million, making it the fourth-largest known contract in sporting history.
[16][17] The year after signing his contract, he led the Chiefs to their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance, but they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV.
In the 2022 season, Mahomes won his second career NFL MVP and his second Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl LVII over the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming the first player to win an NFL MVP and a Super Bowl MVP in the same year since Kurt Warner in 1999.
He joined Tom Brady and Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks to win multiple regular season and Super Bowl MVPs.[18][19] In the 2023 season, he advanced to Super Bowl LVIII, his fourth Super Bowl appearance in five seasons, where he defeated the 49ers in a rematch of Super Bowl LIV.
With three Super Bowl wins in five seasons, many consider this a dynasty.[20]
Early life
Mahomes was born on September 17, 1995, in Tyler, Texas. His father is Pat Mahomes, a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher [21] and his mother is Randi Martin.[22] Mahomes has a younger brother, Jackson, who is a social media influencer.[23][24][25] Mahomes’s parents divorced in 2006.
[22] His half-brother through his father, Graham Walker, plays football at Brown.[26] He is also the godson of former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins, who was his father’s teammate on the Minnesota Twins.[27]
Mahomes is biracial.[28] His father is black [29] and his mother is White.[28]
Mahomes attended Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas.[30] He played football, baseball, and basketball.[31] Mahomes believes that training in pitching and playing basketball improved his quarterback skills.[32] In football, he had 4,619 passing yards, 50 passing touchdowns, 948 rushing yards, and 15 rushing touchdowns as a senior in high school.
In baseball, he threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a game his senior year.[33] He was named the Maxpreps Male Athlete of the Year for 2013–2014.[34]
Mahomes was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star football recruit and was ranked as the 12th best dual-threat quarterback in his class. He received offers from Texas Tech, Rice, and Houston.
[35] He committed to Texas Tech University.[36] Mahomes was also a top prospect for the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, but was not expected to be selected high due to his commitment to Texas Tech.[37][38][39] He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, but did not sign a contract.[40]
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II [4] (/məˈhoʊmz/; [5] born September 17, 1995) is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL).
Mahomes has led the Chiefs to six consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and four Super Bowl appearances since becoming the team’s starting quarterback in 2018. He is one of five quarterbacks in NFL history to win three or more Super Bowls.
[6][7] Mahomes’s career accolades through seven seasons in the NFL have earned him widespread praise from sports journalists, and he is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.[8][9][10]
Mahomes played college football and baseball at Texas Tech University. Following his sophomore year, he quit baseball to focus solely on football. In his junior year, he led all NCAA Division I FBS players in multiple categories, including passing yards (5,052) and total touchdowns (53).
He was selected 10th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL draft. Mahomes spent his rookie season as the backup to Alex Smith.
He was named the starter in 2018 after the Chiefs traded Smith to the Washington Redskins. That season, Mahomes threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He became the only quarterback in history to throw for more than 5,000 yards in a single season in both college and in the NFL. He joined Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history to throw for 5,000 yards and 50 passing touchdowns in the same season.[11] For his performance in his first season as a starter, he was named to the Pro Bowl, named first-team All-Pro, and won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and NFL Most Valuable Player awards. Mahomes is one of four black quarterbacks to win the AP MVP award.[a][12]
In the 2019 season, Mahomes led the Chiefs to Super Bowl LIV, their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, where they defeated the San Francisco 49ers.[13] Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP for his performance, becoming the second black quarterback and youngest overall to do so.[b][14] He is also the third African-American quarterback to win a Super Bowl.[c] In 2020, Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth $477 million with another $26 million in potential bonuses, for a total of $503 million, making it the fourth-largest known contract in sporting history.[16][17] The year after signing his contract, he led the Chiefs to their second consecutive Super Bowl appearance, but they lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV. In the 2022 season, Mahomes won his second career NFL MVP and his second Super Bowl MVP in Super Bowl LVII over the Philadelphia Eagles, becoming the first player to win an NFL MVP and a Super Bowl MVP in the same year since Kurt Warner in 1999, He joined Tom Brady and Joe Montana as the only quarterbacks to win multiple regular season and Super Bowl MVPs.[18][19] In the 2023 season, he advanced to Super Bowl LVIII, his fourth Super Bowl appearance in five seasons, where he defeated the 49ers in a rematch of Super Bowl LIV. With three Super Bowl wins in five seasons, many consider this a dynasty.[20]
Early life
Mahomes was born on September 17, 1995, in Tyler, Texas. His father is Pat Mahomes, a former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher [21] and his mother is Randi Martin.[22] Mahomes has a younger brother, Jackson, who is a social media influencer.[23][24][25] Mahomes’s parents divorced in 2006.[22] His half-brother through his father, Graham Walker, plays football at Brown.[26] He is also the godson of former MLB pitcher LaTroy Hawkins, who was his father’s teammate on the Minnesota Twins.[27]
Mahomes is biracial.[28] His father is black [29] and his mother is White.[28]
Mahomes attended Whitehouse High School in Whitehouse, Texas.[30] He played football, baseball, and basketball.[31] Mahomes believes that training in pitching and playing basketball improved his quarterback skills.[32] In football, he had 4,619 passing yards, 50 passing touchdowns, 948 rushing yards, and 15 rushing touchdowns as a senior in high school. In baseball, he threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a game his senior year.[33] He was named the Maxpreps Male Athlete of the Year for 2013–2014.[34]
Mahomes was rated by Rivals.com as a three-star football recruit and was ranked as the 12th best dual-threat quarterback in his class. He received offers from Texas Tech, Rice, and Houston.[35] He committed to Texas Tech University.[36] Mahomes was also a top prospect for the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, but was not expected to be selected high due to his commitment to Texas Tech.[37][38][39] He was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB Draft, but did not sign a contract.[40]
