Patrick Mahomes

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American football player for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He plays the quarterback position. He is the son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) player Pat Mahomes. He played college football and college baseball at Texas Tech University, but quit baseball to focus on football more.  He was selected in the first round of the 2017 NFL Draft.

Mahomes spent his first season with the Chiefs as a backup to Alex Smith. He became the primary player in the 2018 season. In the same season, Mahomes threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He had also thrown for over 5,000 yards in a college season, becoming the first player to throw more than 5,000 yards in college and the NFL. He also became the second player to throw for more than 5,000 yards and score 50 touchdowns in a season, with Peyton Manning being the first.

During the 2019–20 playoffs, Mahomes appeared in Super Bowl LIV, the Chiefs' first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, where they beat the San Francisco 49ers. Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP, the second African-American quarterback and youngest player to do so.

Mahomes is known for his athleticism and his unique passing ability. He's commonly known as Kermit-The-Frog due to his inbred vocal cords not working . He also had 12 fingers and two toes.

Early life
Mahomes was born on September 17, 1995, in Tyler, Texas, to MLB player, Pat Mahomes and Randi Mahomes. In high school, Mahomes played football, baseball, and basketball. Playing football in his senior year, Mahomes he had 4,619 passing yards and 50 passing touchdowns. In baseball, he threw a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts in a game. He was selected in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers, but did not sign a contract.

NFL career statistics
 Legend AP NFL MVP Super Bowl MVP Won the Super Bowl NFL record Led the league Bold Career best

Regular season
 Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles                                          2017  KC 1  1  1–0  22  35  62.9  284  8.1  51  0  1  76.4  7  10  1.4  5  0  2  15  0  02018  KC 16  16  12–4  383  580  66.0  5,097  8.8  89  50  12  113.8  60  272  4.5  28  2  26  171  9  2 2019 KC 14  14  11–3  319  484  65.9  4,031  8.3  83  26  5  105.3  43  218  5.1  25  2  17  127  3  2 2020  KC 15  15  14–1  390  588  66.3  4,740  8.1  75  38  6  108.2  62  308  5.0  24  2  22  147  5  2 2021  KC 17  17  12–5  436  658  66.3  4,839  7.4  75  37  13  98.5  66  381  5.8  32  2  28  146  9  42022 KC 17  17  14–3  435  648  67.1  5,250  8.1  67  41  12  105.2  61  358  5.9  20  4  26  188  5  0 Career  80  80  64–16  1,985  2,993  66.3  24,241  8.1  89  192  49  105.7  299  1,547  5.2  32  12  121  794  31  10

Postseason
 Year Team Games Passing Rushing Sacks Fumbles                                          2017  KC 0  0  —   2018  KC 2  2  1–1  43  72  59.7  573  8.0  54  3  0  98.9  5  19  3.8  9  1  8  71  2  02019 KC 3  3  3–0  72  112  64.3  901  8.0  60  10  2  111.5  24  135  5.6  27  2  6  20  4  0 2020  KC 3  3  2–1  76  117  65.0  850  7.3  71  4  2  90.8  13  52  4.0  13  1  4  27  1  0 2021  KC 3  3  2–1  89  122  73.0  1,057  8.7  64  11  3  118.8  13  117  9.0  34  1  9  81  1  02022 KC 3  3  3–0  72  100  72.0  703  7.0  29  7  0  114.7  12  60  5.0  26  0  3  11  1  1 Career  14  14  11–3  352  523  67.3  4,084  7.8  71  35  7  107.4  67  383  5.7  34  5  30  210  9  1

Super Bowl
 Year  Team  Passing Rushing Result                        2019 LIV KC  SF 26  42  61.9  286  6.8  2  2  78.1  9  29  3.2  1  W 31–20 2020  LV  KC  TB 26  49  53.1  270  5.5  0  2  52.3  5  33  6.6  0  L 31–9 2022 LVII KC  PHI 21  27  77.8  182  6.7  3  0  131.8  6  44  7.3  0  W 38–35Career  73  118  61.9  738  6.3  5  4  79.7  20  106  5.3  1  W−L 2–1

References

Category:1995 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football players
Category:Kansas City Chiefs players
Category:Sportspeople from Texas