{"id":44046,"date":"2025-04-26T04:05:33","date_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:05:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44046"},"modified":"2025-04-26T04:05:33","modified_gmt":"2025-04-26T04:05:33","slug":"patrick-mahomes-finally-addresses-his-new-offseason-look-reveals-why-he-did-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=44046","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes Finally Addresses His New Offseason Look, Reveals Why He Did It"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2303370\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002324.470-1-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002324.470-1-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002324.470-1-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002324.470-1-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002324.470-1-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002324.470-1-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002324.470-1.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes Finally Addresses His New Offseason Hair Look\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Patrick Mahomes\u2019 offseason hairstyle (Photo By Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes stepped into the offseason with more than just a hunger to return to the\u00a0Super Bowl- he eventually brought a whole new look with him. The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0quarterback showed up courtside at a Texas Tech basketball game sporting a noticeably shorter haircut, leaving fans buzzing on social media. For someone known for his signature curls as much as his cannon of an arm, the change didn\u2019t go unnoticed.<\/p>\n<p>Weeks after the Chiefs\u2019 disappointing Super Bowl loss to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles, Mahomes finally opened up about the cut. During a press conference, he explained that the change had nothing to do with the game\u2019s outcome. In fact, the decision had been in the works for some time.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u201cI\u2019ve wanted to do it for a while but it was kind of one of those superstitions,\u201d<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0Mahomes said,\u00a0per\u00a0Fox4 Kansas City sports director Rob Collins<strong><em>. \u201cI kept winning the Super Bowl, which is a good thing, but I didn\u2019t want to cut the hair while I was doing it.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-haircut-after-the-hype\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Haircut After The Hype<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2303374\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002746.196-1024x563.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002746.196-150x83.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002746.196-595x327.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002746.196-768x422.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002746.196-1024x563.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002746.196-1536x845.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Untitled-design-2025-04-26T002746.196.jpg 2000w\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes Finally Addresses His New Offseason Hair Look\" width=\"1024\" height=\"563\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Patrick Mahomes (Photo By Michael C. Johnson-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mahomes admitted he had already made up his mind, win or lose.<strong><em>\u00a0\u201cI had told everybody during the season that win or lose, if we win three in a row, or we lose, I\u2019m getting the hair cut,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>he said. The Chiefs didn\u2019t hit the elusive three-peat, but Mahomes stuck to his word. 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We\u2019re not just going to cut it all off,\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Bonds recalled. Instead, they took a more measured approach.\u00a0<strong><em>\u201cWe\u2019re actually going to collab on this and go a little bit at a time\u2026 We kind of came to a common ground like, \u2018OK, this is the cut, this is the cut, this is the length.\u2019\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p>Now, with a lighter head and eyes on another title run, Mahomes seems refreshed and ready. 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