{"id":47403,"date":"2025-05-11T04:13:32","date_gmt":"2025-05-11T04:13:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47403"},"modified":"2025-05-11T04:13:32","modified_gmt":"2025-05-11T04:13:32","slug":"patrick-mahomes-makes-exciting-announcement-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=47403","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes Makes Exciting Announcement on Saturday.."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0returned to Texas to receive a very special honor on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes, along with eight other inductees, joined the Texas High School Football Hall of Fame on May 10. During his senior year at Whitehouse High School, he led the Wildcats to an undefeated season. The Tyler, Texas native threw for 4,619 yards and 50 touchdowns, along with 948 rushing yards and 15 scores.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes, a dual-sport athlete, also pitched a no-hitter with 16 strikeouts during his senior year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I never thought I was going to be an\u00a0NFL\u00a0football player,&#8221; the three-time\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0MVP said\u00a0during the ceremony\u00a0in Waco.\u00a0&#8220;My goal growing up was to win a district championship in Whitehouse, Texas and my senior year, we were able to do that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"rna-container rh-ineligible\" data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HaroldRKuntz3\/status\/1921399342411231444\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=%40missbicks&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1921399342411231444&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fpatrick-mahomes-makes-exciting-announcement-on-saturday&amp;sessionId=a2f7a6ef9523767611557c33a6c3578f883bc991&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1921399342411231444\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;And I still remember the play, the quarterback sweep to the right,&#8221; he recalled of John Tyler&#8217;s game-winning touchdown. &#8220;Those are the moments I&#8217;ll forever remember.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old quarterback, a three-star recruit out of high school, noted how he&#8217;s still close friends with his former Wildcat teammates. He&#8217;s also married to his high school sweetheart, Brittany Mahomes, with whom he shares three children.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes, who&#8217;s experienced immense success both on and off the field, also makes sure to give back. The Texas Tech alum announced that he\u2019s partnering with Adidas to provide custom jerseys to 15 high school teams across the county, including Whitehouse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div data-embed-url=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dctf\/status\/1921383117702447272\" data-rhp=\"1\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=%40missbicks&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1921383117702447272&amp;lang=vi&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fathlonsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fkansas-city-chiefs%2Fpatrick-mahomes-makes-exciting-announcement-on-saturday&amp;sessionId=a2f7a6ef9523767611557c33a6c3578f883bc991&amp;siteScreenName=athlonsports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1921383117702447272\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Brittany briefly joined Mahomes near the stage to show off the collaborative jersey. The No. 10 overall pick from the 2017 NFL draft earned a round of applause following his announcement.<\/p>\n<p>One fan\u00a0commented, &#8220;Always good to see players using their resources to help others. The league is in great hands.&#8221; One woman\u00a0posted, &#8220;Absolutely awesome. Way to be, Patrick.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0returned to Texas to receive a very special honor on Saturday night. 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