Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes comments on trying to win as many Super Bowls as Tom Brady
If Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes retired today at 27 years old, he'd be a first-ballot Hall of Famer. Mahomes already has two Super Bowl rings (as well as two Super Bowl MVP awards) to go along with two NFL MVP awards and five-straight Pro Bowl appearances. But while Mahomes has already solidified his […]
If Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes retired today at 27 years old, he'd be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Mahomes already has two Super Bowl rings (as well as two Super Bowl MVP awards) to go along with two NFL MVP awards and five-straight Pro Bowl appearances.
But while Mahomes has already solidified his Hall of Fame résumé, he still has a long way to go to catch Tom Brady, the indisputable greatest quarterback of all time.
Brady's seven Super Bowl trophies are ultimately what Mahomes is chasing.
Mahomes doesn't know if he'll get five more Super Bowl rings before his career is over, but he's going to do all he can to equal Brady.
“Seven’s a lot, but I’ll strive to get as close as I can,” said Mahomes to NBC Sports' Peter King last week during Chiefs training camp. “To win seven Super Bowls and be in 10 Super Bowls, it’s crazy to even think about, even for me today. The other stats kinda come with it. I knew at Texas Tech, I put up a lot of stats but didn’t win games. When I got to the NFL, I knew I wanted to be a winner [first]. Try to win Super Bowls and give my team the best that I can.”
Considering the way Mahomes has dominated in the NFL over the last few years, it feels inevitable that he'll add at least a couple more Lombardi Trophies to his collection.
Of course, several factors will have to work out in Mahomes' favor for him to actually get close to Brady's record. He'll have to stay healthy for starters. And he probably needs Andy Reid to stick around for another decade (the two are clearly on the same page at all times, which allows Mahomes to just be Mahomes).
Something else to consider is the fact that Kansas City will eventually need to replace future Hall of Fame tight end Travis Kelce (he turns 34 in October). The second half of Mahomes' career will be played without Kelce, which means the Chiefs will have to find the superstar quarterback another elite receiving option at some point in the next few years.
Mahomes has the talent and the drive to break Brady's Super Bowl record. But a lot of factors outside of Mahomes' control will have to work out in his favor over the next decade.
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