Patrick Mahomes discusses why he got viral haircut, reflects back on NFL Draft experience

It was clip for a alteration for Patrick Mahomes.

Back successful February, aft years of sporting his signature curly Mohawk, Mahomes changed it up by shortening the apical a ton, going with a elemental cropped benignant with a slice connected the side.

Mahomes' barber, DeJuan Bonds, said helium thought "frustration" kicked in, but Mahomes said helium had really kept the look much truthful due to the fact that of superstition.

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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes attends the lucifer betwixt the KC Current and the Portland Thorns FC astatine CPKC Stadium.  (Kylie Graham-Imagn Images)

"I’ve wanted to bash it for a while, but it was benignant of 1 of those superstitions. I kept winning the Super Bowl, which is simply a bully thing, but I didn’t privation to chopped the hairsbreadth portion I was doing it," Mahomes told the media connected Thursday.

But, whether they won different Lombardi Trophy oregon not, it was clip to alteration it up nary substance what.

"I told everybody during the play that triumph oregon lose, if we triumph 3 successful a enactment oregon if we lose, I’m getting a haircut similar that’s enough. I’m precise excited. I’ve looked astatine immoderate videos from past twelvemonth and I can’t judge each you guys fto maine support that nappy hairsbreadth for truthful long, similar I look mode amended present with the abbreviated hair, truthful I’ll beryllium keeping this going forward."

Patrick Mahomes cheers connected during the archetypal fractional of the crippled betwixt the Houston Cougars and the Texas Tech Red Raiders astatine United Supermarkets Arena connected February 24, 2025 successful Lubbock, Texas.  (John E. Moore III/Getty Images)

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Mahomes had his aged look 8 years agone erstwhile helium was gearing up for the NFL Draft .The 10th prime of the 2017 NFL Draft reflected backmost to his draught day, which helium admitted helium was "nervous" about.

"I get to walk it backmost astatine home. I was precise — we were talking astir it really contiguous erstwhile we were throwing with immoderate of the guys. I was precise excited to beryllium capable to walk it with the radical that I grew up with and the radical that believed successful me. Being capable to get drafted by the Chiefs and the squad that I wanted to draught maine and draught maine 10th overall, it was ace exciting. You’re truthful tense each time long. I retrieve I played a circular of play successful the morning; I don’t retrieve 1 changeable from that play round. You’re conscionable trying to support your caput disconnected of it. Then you unrecorded retired your dream, and you find retired wherever you’re going to go. I got to bash it with those radical that were peculiar to me, and (that’s) a infinitesimal that I’ll have, and they’ll person for the remainder of our lives."

Patrick Mahomes pumps up the assemblage during the 2nd fractional of the crippled betwixt the Houston Cougars and the Texas Tech Red Raiders astatine United Supermarkets Arena connected February 24, 2025 successful Lubbock, Texas.  (John E. Moore III/Getty Images)

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His Chiefs volition prime 31st wide aft falling abbreviated of a Super Bowl threepeat.

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