Patrick Mahomes was playing a different sport the last time Kansas City Chiefs failed to make playoffs
Alex Smith was the starting quarterback. Andy Reid was still associated more with the Philadelphia Eagles than Kansas City. GettyPatrick Mahomes still has some baseball in his football throws[/caption] It’s been almost a decade since the Chiefs failed to win the AFC West. Reid’s dynasty crew won it again on Sunday night, guaranteeing a ninth consecutive division title and playoff spot with a last-second 19-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. Nothing shows Kansas City’s dominance more than what Patrick Mahomes was doing in 2015, when Denver won the West with Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler trading out at quarterback for the eventual Super Bowl-winning Broncos. In 2015, a smiling Mahomes was listed on Texas Tech’s baseball roster. Given No. 5, he was a sophomore from Whitehouse, Texas and trying to follow his father, Pat, into the big leagues. Mahomes is now immediately associated with Travis Kelce, Kansas City and Reid. The Chiefs have won three Super Bowls with their famous trio and and are attempting to pull off the first trophy three-peat in NFL history. But almost a decade ago, Kansas City was still looking up at the top of the AFC West while Mahomes was coming off a no-hitter in high school baseball. Mahomes, who also starred at basketball, was so good at baseball that he hit 95 mph on a radar gun while pitching on the mound, and also went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBI at the plate. Pat Snr played in MLB for 11 years as a pitcher. x@OleTimeHardballMahomes was once a three-sport talent and exceled on the diamond[/caption] GettyHis father, Pat, spent 11 years in Major League Baseball[/caption] GettyPeyton Manning’s Broncos were the last team to win the AFC West before the Chiefs[/caption] His three-sport son was so talented on the diamond that Mahomes was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft, despite barely playing the sport at Texas Tech. “He grew up in the clubhouse, he was always around the game, and he was always the best player on his baseball team,” Mahomes’ father told the Los Angeles Times. “He was an unbelievable shortstop, he always led his team in hitting, and he threw 97 mph on the mound, so I always thought he was gonna be a baseball player.” Mahomes was so close to the game as a child that he took a photo with New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter on the field. Video also exists of a polished teenage Mahomes striking out batter after batter on the mound. Mahomes loved baseball and had real pro talent. But the native of Tyler, Texas had generational talent on the football field. So Mahomes cut out one sport and left baseball behind following his sophomore year at Tech. He appeared in three baseball games as a freshman but announced in January 2016 that it was in his “best interest” to concentrate on football. The Chiefs went 11-5 that previous season, finishing second in their division to the Broncos. And that was the last time that Kansas City didn’t finish as the champions of the AFC West. talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
Alex Smith was the starting quarterback.
Andy Reid was still associated more with the Philadelphia Eagles than Kansas City.
It’s been almost a decade since the Chiefs failed to win the AFC West.
Reid’s dynasty crew won it again on Sunday night, guaranteeing a ninth consecutive division title and playoff spot with a last-second 19-17 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers.
Nothing shows Kansas City’s dominance more than what Patrick Mahomes was doing in 2015, when Denver won the West with Peyton Manning and Brock Osweiler trading out at quarterback for the eventual Super Bowl-winning Broncos.
In 2015, a smiling Mahomes was listed on Texas Tech’s baseball roster.
Given No. 5, he was a sophomore from Whitehouse, Texas and trying to follow his father, Pat, into the big leagues.
Mahomes is now immediately associated with Travis Kelce, Kansas City and Reid.
The Chiefs have won three Super Bowls with their famous trio and and are attempting to pull off the first trophy three-peat in NFL history.
But almost a decade ago, Kansas City was still looking up at the top of the AFC West while Mahomes was coming off a no-hitter in high school baseball.
Mahomes, who also starred at basketball, was so good at baseball that he hit 95 mph on a radar gun while pitching on the mound, and also went 3-for-4 with a home run, double and three RBI at the plate.
Pat Snr played in MLB for 11 years as a pitcher.
His three-sport son was so talented on the diamond that Mahomes was selected by the Detroit Tigers in the 37th round of the 2014 MLB First-Year Player Draft, despite barely playing the sport at Texas Tech.
“He grew up in the clubhouse, he was always around the game, and he was always the best player on his baseball team,” Mahomes’ father told the Los Angeles Times.
“He was an unbelievable shortstop, he always led his team in hitting, and he threw 97 mph on the mound, so I always thought he was gonna be a baseball player.”
Mahomes was so close to the game as a child that he took a photo with New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter on the field.
Video also exists of a polished teenage Mahomes striking out batter after batter on the mound.
Mahomes loved baseball and had real pro talent.
But the native of Tyler, Texas had generational talent on the football field.
So Mahomes cut out one sport and left baseball behind following his sophomore year at Tech.
He appeared in three baseball games as a freshman but announced in January 2016 that it was in his “best interest” to concentrate on football.
The Chiefs went 11-5 that previous season, finishing second in their division to the Broncos.
And that was the last time that Kansas City didn’t finish as the champions of the AFC West.
talkSPORT is your home of the NFL on UK radio, and you can stay up to date with all the latest from around the league via our dedicated ‘EndZone’ YouTube channel.
