Just last week a video of Patrick Mahomes’ father started making the rounds on social media for all the wrong reasons.
Mahomes Sr. was involved in a heated confrontation with former Major League Baseball pitcher John Rocker on Bourbon Street. At one point during the video as Mahomes is being led away, Rocker tossed a drink at the NFL star’s father.
The confrontation appears to be part of a marketing ploy for a scheduled fight between the two for Barstool Sports’ Rough N’ Rowdy, as Dave Portnoy announced the two will compete in the event.
While it may have been staged, a Texas district attorney appears to have used the incident to call for a change to Mahomes Sr’s sentence following an arrest last year.
Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes poses for a photo with his mother Randi and father Patrick Sr. during a press conference at Stram Theatre.
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The district attorney allegedly “pleased” with a Texas judge to force Mahomes Sr. into wearing an alcohol monitoring bracelet following the altercation.
Here’s more from In Touch Weekly:
In the recent motion, the District Attorney and community supervision officer wrote, “Patrick Mahomes … due to the defendant’s extensive travel outside of Smith County for sports events it’s requested the defendant have an additional portable alcohol monitoring device when he’s not using his vehicle.
The motion asked that a provision be added to Patrick Sr. sentence reading, “At your own expense, immediately submit to the SCRAM Bracelet Alcohol Monitoring Program, and directed by your Supervision Officer and continue use of said device until released by the court, and do not attempt to remove, circumvent or tamper with the monitoring unit or any associated equipment and follow all rules and regulations of said monitoring program.
Police initially arrested Mahomes Sr. before the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory over the San Francisco 49ers last year.
In body cam footage from the arrest, Patrick Sr. can be heard telling an officer, “I’m supposed to be going to the Super Bowl to watch my son play football, and this is what we’re doing?”
Police eventually released Mahomes Sr. on $100,000 bond and he later pleaded guilty to a felony driving while intoxicated charge and he received a five-year probation with “intense” supervision during the first 12 months.
