Patrick Mahomes is known to sometimes flop his way to a first down. But what the Chiefs quarterback pulled in last week’s season opener has the Eagles’ defense on high alert ahead of Sunday’s matchup at Arrowhead Stadium.
Mahomes has drawn a number of questionable roughing the passer flags in his illustrious career. He’s also mastered the art of baiting defenders into late hits — or at the very least selling late hits — along the sidelines when scrambling.
But there was an instance in the Chiefs’ loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last Friday that had Mahomes haters — and much of the NFL community, in general — frustrated.
On a third-and-8, Mahomes scrambled for a first down. But as he started to slow up along the sideline, indicating that he was giving himself up and running out of bound