In two short years the fabulously talented Chiefs quarterback has changed the
NFL for the better. Win Sunday’s
Super Bowl and his star will be even brighter
It’s not easy making stars out of a lot of football players. For a start there’s always that pesky helmet getting in the way. Without a face to focus on, it figures that most observers turn their attentions to whomever’s holding the ball – which is often the quarterback. And in the NFL’s 100-year history, there’s never been a passer who can sling it quite like Kansas City’s Patrick Mahomes.
In a 2019 season marked by the spectacular rise of Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson, you could be forgiven for forgetting that it was the 24-year-old Mahomes who first obliterated tired misconceptions about black quarterbacks last year during an MVP season that saw him set records for passing yards (5,097) and touchdowns (50) while carrying the Chiefs an overtime possession short of a Super Bowl appearance in just his second year as a starter.