Episode 992
Patrick Mahomes
Mon, 2020-Jan-20 02:21 UTC
Length - 2:42
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With 533,147 views on Sunday, 19 January 2020 our article of the day is Patrick Mahomes.
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II (born September 17, 1995) is an American professional football player who is a quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He is the son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Pat Mahomes.
Mahomes played college football and college baseball at Texas Tech University. Following his sophomore year, he quit baseball to focus solely on football. Mahomes' junior year, he led all NCAA Division I FBS players in multiple categories including passing yards (5,052 yards) and passing touchdowns (53 touchdowns). He then entered the 2017 NFL Draft where he was the tenth overall selection by the Kansas City Chiefs.
Mahomes spent his rookie season as the backup to Alex Smith. After the Chiefs traded Smith to the Washington Redskins the following season, Mahomes was named the starter. That season, Mahomes threw for 5,097 yards, 50 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. He became the only quarterback in history to throw for over 5,000 yards in a season in both college and the NFL. He also joined Tom Brady and Peyton Manning as the only players in NFL history to throw at least 50 touchdown passes in a single season. For his performance in his first season as starter, he was named to the Pro Bowl, First Team All-Pro and won NFL Offensive Player of the Year and NFL Most Valuable Player. Mahomes, along with Cam Newton and Steve McNair, is one of only three African-American quarterbacks to win the AP MVP award.
This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 02:21 UTC on Monday, 20 January 2020.
For the full current version of the article, see Patrick Mahomes on Wikipedia.
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