Last Sunday, Patrick Mahomes suited up for the last time as the Chiefs ‘ starting quarterback in his 20s. He turns 30 today. And if you ask him about hitting that milestone, he’ll probably bring up music before football.
“So, I’m having to have guys that are younger than me introduce me to new rappers,” he once joked. “And I’m like, ‘That makes me the old guy.’ Like Alex Smith, I was doing that to Alex Smith.”
Sure, he’s starting to feel the gap between himself and the younger teammates in the locker room. But if we’re being real, “aged” in Mahomes’ case just means he’s one of the older starting QBs now.
The first two games of the season weren’t the start he wanted, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s already the most accomplished QB in the league. Three Super Bowl ring