Patrick Mahomes has become the villain of the NFL.
That’s what happens when you’re great. It happened to Tom Brady and the Patriots and now, Mahomes and the Chiefs have taken over that title.
Mahomes understands it.
“I can definitely sense it. I never felt like that because I’ve never been like that in my entire life. But it’s become a little bit funny. I don’t want to say you enjoy it. I know the Patriots had that for a while. I’m hoping we do it in a different way with a little bit more fun and personality with it. But as long as you keep winning, teams start to not like you, and I want to keep winning. So if that means some of the other teams and other fan bases aren’t going to like me, I’ll try to still have a smile on my face and not be a bad example, but I can be that villain for them if they need me to be,” Mahomes told ESPN.
When I sat down with Patrick Mahomes recently ahead of the Super Bowl, I asked him if he senses that he’s become a bit of a villain to other fan bases. His answer, specifically his comparison to the Patriots, was a pretty honest assessment: “I can definitely sense it. I never…
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Mahomes can add to his villain status this weekend.
The Chiefs and the 49ers are scheduled to kick off at 6:30 p.m. E.T. on Sunday night.
The game will air on CBS.