Patrick Mahomes is one of the most popular players currently in the NFL.
- Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, heads back to the Super Bowl on February
- He was named Super Bowl MVP in 2020 and 2023
- Off the field, Mahomes loves ketchup, collects sneakers, and is pretty good at beer pong.
Patrick Mahomes is one of the most popular players currently in the NFL.
Known for his rocket of an arm and his ability to complete sensational plays seemingly out of thin air, the Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback has established himself as a legendary player in his first five years in the NFL.
In that time, he’s also set and broken multiple records. The 2020 Super Bowl MVP is one of only two players in NFL history with 5,000 passing yards and 50 passing touchdowns in a single season.
Mahomes is returning to the Super Bowl this year as the Chiefs face off against the Philadelphia Eagles on February 12.
Here are interesting facts you might not have known about Mahomes.
When Mahomes was growing up, his father nicknamed him “Showtime” because of his athletic skill
It’s safe to say he grew into the nickname pretty well. Mahomes was the Super Bowl MVP in 2020, and he played in the Super Bowl again in 2021, though the Chiefs lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Before he was drafted to the NFL, Mahomes was selected in the MLB draft.
Three years before Patrick Mahomes was selected 10th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft, the Detroit Tigers selected the multi-sport athlete in the 37th round of the MLB Draft.
According to the MLB, Mahomes, who grew up in Tyler, Texas, was a pretty good pitcher — in high school he threw a no-hitter and struck 16 batters out. But he decided to put football first, which resulted in him being picked late in the MLB draft.
Mahomes’ baseball skills come from his dad, who played in the MLB.
During his 11-year career in the MLB, Pat Mahomes Sr. found mild success as a pitcher. He split his time between six different teams but never won a World Series title.
If you look closely, Pat Sr. sticks his tongue out when he throws, just like his son.
As a kid, Mahomes obsessed over MLB player Alex Rodriguez.
In between his time with the Mariners and Yankees, Alex Rodriguez played three seasons with the Texas Rangers. During the 2001 season, he was teammates with Mahomes’ father, Pat. According to the Kansas City Star, Mahomes, a toddler at that point, hung out with his dad on the baseball diamond a lot and became infatuated with Rodriguez.
Mahomes wore the shortstop’s number, 13, on all of his jerseys and even dressed up as him one year for Halloween using a pair of his batting gloves, his bat, and his sunglasses. Mahomes’ mother, Randi, told the newspaper, “He thought he was Alex.”
Mahomes was robbed at gunpoint during his rookie season.
Talk about a rough start to your NFL career. Before the start of the 2017 season, Mahomes had attended a baseball game in Texas with his then-girlfriend and two friends. When the quarterback dropped off his girlfriend, he was robbed at gunpoint and had his wallet stolen, according to CBS 19. No one was injured and the suspect was caught and sentenced to 12 years.
In 2020, Mahomes signed the biggest contract deal in American sports history.
