Patrick Mahomes nearly quit football in high school, mother says

Patrick Mahomes' parent Randi Mahomes opened up connected a play during her son's precocious schoolhouse shot career, erstwhile helium astir discontinue the sport. 

During an Instagram communicative Q&A connected Friday, Randi Mahomes was asked however she kept her lad motivated done "challenging times." 

The parent answered by saying she hadn't had to bash much, due to the fact that the backmost had been "so determined for himself," but she besides recounted a clip erstwhile helium astir discontinue shot successful precocious school. 

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"There were times erstwhile helium would get a small down, adjacent a infinitesimal successful precocious schoolhouse erstwhile helium wanted to discontinue football. Yes, helium did," Randi Mahomes said. "And I encouraged him that sitting retired a play of sports and watching the games, it was not going to beryllium amusive for him. And so, helium stuck to it, fortunately." 

The involution by Randi Mahomes whitethorn person precise good changed the people of sports history, and past astatine large. 

Mahomes went connected to beryllium a two-year starter astatine backmost astatine Whitehorse High School successful East Texas, wherever helium besides met his wife, Brittany Mahomes. 

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In his elder year, helium passed for 4,619 yards and 50 touchdowns, portion besides rushing for 948 yards and 15 touchdowns. That show earned him the MaxPreps Male Athlete of the Year. 

Mahomes went connected to beryllium a three-star assemblage recruit, and committed to Texas Tech. There, helium won the Sammy Baugh Trophy arsenic a inferior aft starring the FBS successful passing yards and full touchdowns. 

It was capable to person the Kansas City Chiefs and caput manager Andy Reid to execute a trade-up successful the 2017 NFL Draft to prime Mahomes to beryllium the team's starting quarterback. 

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FILE - Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes chews his mouthguard during warmups earlier an NFL shot crippled against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 successful Kansas City, Mo.  (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)

Since then, each Mahomes has done is crook the Chiefs into a dynasty and triumph 2 NFL MVP awards.

And it whitethorn person ne'er adjacent hap if his ma hadn't stopped him from quitting precocious schoolhouse football. 

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