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Patrick Mahomes
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (Patrick Lavon Mahomes II, September 17, 1995 -), a native of Tyler, Texas, United States, is a professional American football quarterback who plays for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He is a three-time Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP winner. Mahomes played for Texas Tech University in college. He was initially involved in both American football and baseball. After his sophomore year, he began to focus on American football. In his junior year, he had 5,052 total passing yards and 53 total touchdowns, both of which ranked first among all players in the NCAA Division I Bowl Division that year. Mahomes was selected with the 10th overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft. He became a starter in his second season after joining the league (2018 season) and won the National Football League Most Valuable Player, becoming the second youngest player to win this award in the history of the league and the first player to win this award for the Kansas City Chiefs. In Super Bowl 54, he led the team to defeat the San Francisco 49ers, and he himself won the Super Bowl Most Valuable Player honor. In 2020, he signed a 10-year contract extension with the Chiefs. In Super Bowl 57, he led the team to defeat the Philadelphia Eagles and was again elected as the Super Bowl MVP. In Super Bowl 58, he led the team to defeat the San Francisco 49ers and was elected the Super Bowl MVP for the third time.
- Category
- Athletes
- Nationality
- United States
- Born
- 1995-09-17
- Wikidata
- Q19667998