Patrick Mahomes is a highly accomplished American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Since becoming the starting quarterback in 2018, he has led the Chiefs to seven consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and five Super Bowl appearances, winning three. He is considered one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history and often regarded as the best of his generation.
In 1966, Len Dawson led the league in passing touchdowns. Mahomes became the first Chief to do this since Dawson.
In 1970, the Kansas City Chiefs made their first Super Bowl appearance since Super Bowl IV.
In the 1983 NFL draft, the Chiefs selected Todd Blackledge seventh overall. This was the last time the Chiefs selected a quarterback in the first round until they drafted Mahomes.
Prior to the Chiefs' victory over the Colts on January 12, 2019, their last home playoff win was in 1993.
On September 17, 1995, Patrick Lavon Mahomes II was born. He is now a professional football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs.
In 2006, Patrick Mahomes' parents, Pat Mahomes and Randi Martin, divorced.
In 2008, the record for most passing yards in any quarter was set. Mahomes tied this record in 2019.
In 2011, Tom Brady started the season with back-to-back player of the week awards. This was the first time since then that a quarterback achieved this until Mahomes in 2018.
In 2013, as a senior in high school, Patrick Mahomes had 4,619 passing yards, 50 passing touchdowns, 948 rushing yards, and 15 rushing touchdowns in football.
In 2014, Patrick Mahomes was named the Maxpreps Male Athlete of the Year for his performance in football and baseball.
In 2014, despite committing to Texas Tech University, Patrick Mahomes was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the MLB draft, but he did not sign a contract.
In the 2015 season, Patrick Mahomes led the Big 12 Conference with 364 pass completions on 573 attempts for 4,653 yards, 36 touchdowns, and 15 interceptions while playing for Texas Tech.
Prior to the start of the 2016 season, Patrick Mahomes announced that he was leaving baseball to focus on football.
On January 3, 2017, Patrick Mahomes announced that he would forgo his senior year and enter the NFL draft.
On July 20, 2017, Patrick Mahomes signed a guaranteed four-year, $16.42 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs, which included a signing bonus of $10.08 million.
In 2017, Patrick Mahomes was selected 10th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the NFL draft and spent his rookie season as the backup to Alex Smith.
In 2017, during the throwing drills at the NFL Scouting Combine, Patrick Mahomes's passes were clocked at 60 mph. Representatives from 28 NFL teams attended his pro day at Texas Tech. He had 18 private workouts and official team visits, the most for any prospect in 2017.
In a week 16 win over the Chicago Bears in 2019, Mahomes celebrated by counting to 10 on his fingers, alluding to the fact that he was the 10th overall pick in the 2017 draft.
On January 30, 2018, the Chiefs announced they had agreed to trade Smith to the Washington Redskins, elevating Mahomes as the new starting quarterback.
During a 2018 game against the Los Angeles Rams, Mahomes finished with 478 passing yards, marking the most for a single game by any quarterback for the 2018 season.
Following his 2018 MVP season, Patrick Mahomes received multiple endorsement deals, starting with Hunt's ketchup.
In 2018, Patrick Mahomes became the starting quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Since then, he has led the Chiefs to seven consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances and five Super Bowl appearances.
In 2018, after the Chiefs traded Alex Smith, Mahomes became the starting quarterback and threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns, and 12 interceptions. He won the NFL Offensive Player of the Year and NFL Most Valuable Player awards for his outstanding performance.
In 2018, the Chiefs traded their first round pick in the 2018 NFL draft to select Mahomes.
On January 12, 2019, Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 31-13 victory over the Indianapolis Colts in the Divisional Round, marking the Chiefs' first home playoff win since 1993.
In April 2019, Patrick Mahomes announced the establishment of a nonprofit organization called the 15 and the Mahomies Foundation, dedicated to improving the lives of children.
In 2019, Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to their first Super Bowl in 50 years, defeating the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV. Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP.
On April 30, 2020, the Chiefs picked up the fifth-year option on Patrick Mahomes's contract.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes achieved numerous milestones, including fourth-quarter comebacks, surpassing career yard records, being named AFC Offensive Player of the Week multiple times, leading the Chiefs to a victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and being named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November. Additionally, Sports Illustrated named him one of their Sportspeople of the Year for his activism following the murder of George Floyd and his encouragement for people to vote in the 2020 presidential election. Mahomes finished the 2020 season with 4,740 passing yards, 38 touchdowns and six interceptions and was named to the Pro Bowl.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes and Tyrann Mathieu started a voter registration project in Kansas City to encourage residents to register to vote in the 2020 presidential election. Mahomes worked with the Chiefs and joined LeBron James' Rock the Vote initiative.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes had multiple achievements, including a quarterback rating of 144.2 in Week 1, three touchdowns in Week 4, 423 yards and three touchdowns in Week 7, setting single-game franchise records for pass completions and pass attempts in Week 8, breaking the NFL record for passing yards in a quarterback's first 75 career starts, being named AFC Offensive Player of the Month for November, setting a franchise record for rushing touchdowns by a quarterback in Week 15, being named to his fifth Pro Bowl, reaching 5,000 passing yards, and setting the NFL record for most total yards in a season by a quarterback. Mahomes also broke his own Chiefs' franchise record for passing yards in a season.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes joined the Kansas City Royals ownership group as a minority stakeholder.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes participated in the American Century Championship.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth over $450 million, making it one of the largest contracts in sports history. The Chiefs returned to the Super Bowl but lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Super Bowl LV.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes signed an endorsement deal with sports drink maker BioSteel sports drinks and became an equity partner in the company.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes was ranked fourth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2020.
In 2020, Patrick Mahomes was selected to the Pro Bowl, but he did not play due to his participation in Super Bowl LIV.
Patrick Mahomes was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of 2020.
On March 12, 2021, Patrick Mahomes restructured his contract to save the Chiefs $17 million in salary cap space.
On August 16, 2021, Patrick Mahomes announced he would be releasing his own signature shoe as part of his endorsement deal with Adidas. The shoe was called the Mahomes 1 Impact FLX and was released on August 23.
In 2021, Patrick Mahomes achieved both milestones and faced setbacks. He earned AFC Offensive Player of the Week in Week 1, but experienced his first loss in September and career highs in rushing yards and passing attempts in a Week 5 loss. He also had a streak of consecutive games with an interception, ending it in Week 9. He achieved an NFL record-tying third game with at least 400 yards and five touchdowns in Week 10, and finished the regular season with notable stats and a Pro Bowl nomination for the 2021 season.
In 2021, Patrick Mahomes became an investor in a group to expand the Whataburger fast food restaurant franchise to Missouri and Kansas.
In 2021, Patrick Mahomes joined Sporting Club, the ownership group of the Major League Soccer franchise Sporting Kansas City.
In 2021, Patrick Mahomes was ranked as the top-ranked player in the NFL by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2021 after undergoing surgery to repair a turf toe injury suffered in the divisional round game against the Browns.
On March 12, 2022, Patrick Mahomes married his high school sweetheart, Brittany Matthews.
In 2022, Patrick Mahomes appeared in a commercial for Coors Light, featuring a Coors flashlight due to NFL restrictions on alcohol endorsements.
In 2022, Patrick Mahomes participated in The Match alongside Josh Allen, losing to Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers.
In 2022, Patrick Mahomes threw for 404 yards in the Wild Card Round, setting a franchise record. In the Divisional Round against the Bills, he recorded 378 passing yards and three passing touchdowns, along with 69 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown. In the AFC Championship Game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Mahomes threw for 275 yards and three touchdowns. He was ranked eighth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2022.
In 2022, Patrick Mahomes was filmed on-and-off the field for the NFL Films and Netflix sports documentary series, Quarterback.
In the 2022 season, Mahomes led the league in passing yards and touchdowns, won NFL MVP, and earned Super Bowl MVP after beating the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.
On July 12, 2023, the sports documentary series Quarterback, featuring Patrick Mahomes, premiered on Netflix.
On September 18, 2023, the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes agreed to restructure his contract, giving him $210.6 million between 2023 and 2026, the most money in NFL history over a four-season span.
In 2023, Patrick Mahomes appeared in commercials for T-Mobile and signed an endorsement deal with the beverage manufacturer Prime.
In 2023, Patrick Mahomes became an investor in the Alpine racing team of Formula One. Mahomes also joined the ownership group of the NWSL's Kansas City Current.
In 2023, Patrick Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in Super Bowl LVII against the Philadelphia Eagles, earning his second Super Bowl MVP award. He also finished the season as the Most Valuable Player, and was the league leader in both passing yards and passing touchdowns, becoming the first player in NFL history to achieve all four feats in a season. Mahomes was ranked as the top player in the NFL by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2023.
In 2023, Patrick Mahomes teamed up with his Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce against Golden State Warriors teammates Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson in The Match. Mahomes and Kelce won the match.
Patrick Mahomes was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of 2023.
As of June 2024, there are 14 Whataburger locations in the Kansas City area, with Patrick Mahomes's investment group, called KMO Burgers, operating 11 of them.
In 2024, Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs aimed for a third consecutive Super Bowl championship. Mahomes surpassed Len Dawson to become the Chiefs' all-time passing yards leader. He also achieved his 77th regular-season start, surpassing Tom Brady and Roger Staubach. Mahomes finished the 2024 season with 3,928 passing yards, 26 passing touchdowns, and 11 interceptions.
In 2024, Patrick Mahomes donated $5 million to his alma mater, Texas Tech, to assist with stadium and football center projects.
In 2024, Patrick Mahomes was ranked fourth by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2024.
In 2024, Patrick Mahomes, along with the ownership group of the Kansas City Current, expressed interest in bringing a WNBA expansion franchise to Kansas City.
In the 2024 season, Mahomes led the Chiefs to their third straight Super Bowl but lost to the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, falling short of a historic three-peat.
Patrick Mahomes was named to the Time 100 list of most influential people of 2024.
By 2026, the WNBA is expanding to add teams in San Francisco, Portland, and Toronto, influencing Mahomes's interest in bringing a franchise to Kansas City.
In 2023, the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes agreed to restructure his contract, giving him $210.6 million between 2023 and 2026, the most money in NFL history over a four-season span.
Patrick Mahomes's interest in bringing a WNBA franchise to Kansas City is also influenced by the WNBA's goal to have 16 teams by 2028.
Patrick Mahomes' contract extension, signed in 2020, extends through the 2031 season.
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