Patrick Mahomes happy to be the NFL's villain if it means the Kansas City Chiefs keep on winning
If Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City Chiefs to victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, he'll have as many Super Bowl wins as he has career postseason losses. That stat underscores just how good Mahomes has been, but it also underscores why he's being viewed as a villain by the rest of […]
If Patrick Mahomes leads the Kansas City Chiefs to victory over the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LVIII, he'll have as many Super Bowl wins as he has career postseason losses.
That stat underscores just how good Mahomes has been, but it also underscores why he's being viewed as a villain by the rest of the NFL world. In 96 career games played, Mahomes has a .771 win percentage in his career. People despise him and the Chiefs because of their success.
When Mahomes told reporters last week that the losses in the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl LV would stick with him his entire career, I got the following response from a Dallas Cowboys fan.
"These comments are why many hate Mahomes. These comments should be kept inside & only told to trusted family & friends. There are teams that try to just reach 1 Super Bowl & he’s complaining about the two times he made it but didn’t win. He says this while making it each year!"
They also hate Mahomes because he's competitive and wants to win every single game he can.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is embracing the villain role
Speaking to ESPN's Jeff Darlington ahead of the Super Bowl, Mahomes was asked if he gets the sense that he's become a bit of a villain to other fan bases. Mahomes' response was quite telling about his mentality when it comes to the outside noise.
"I can definitely sense it," Mahomes said of becoming the villain. "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."
Winning and success are what drives Mahomes. If that means he has to become the villain for 31 other teams, so be it. He'll take all the hatred and comments in stride knowing that he's achieved exactly what he wants to achieve on the gridiron.
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