Mahomes turns attention to Bengals
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes showed up brighteyed and energetic for practice on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila).
Perhaps the adrenaline was still flowing from the birth of his baby boy.
Or his wife was handling all the late-night diaper changes.
“Brittany is a champ,” said Mahomes, who along with his wife welcomed Patrick “Bronze” Mahomes 3rd on Monday night, and gave 1-year-old daughter Sterling a little brother. “Everything went great and everything went smooth.”
Great. So how about that nickname?
“When we had Sterling,” Mahomes explained, “we didn’t know if it was a boy or girl, so we thought of a name that could be a boy or girl. And we wanted them to have a connection. I always wanted to do Patrick Mahomes 3rd, ever since I was a kid. I always thought it would be ‘Trey,’ you hear that a lot. So when me and (brother) Jackson were trying to think of something unique, he thought of ‘Bronze.’ It fit perfectly with Sterling. They can have that connection moving forward.”
Mahomes said the addition to the family — his father, Pat Mahomes Sr., and many other family members happened to be in town for the birth — won’t affect his preparation for one of the marquee games on the Chiefs’ remaining schedule.
They headed to Cincinnati on Sunday for a rematch of the AFC championship game, when Kansas City jumped out to a 21-3 lead and still led 21-10 at halftime before its offense collapsed and the Bengals rallied for
a 27-24 victory.