King of K.C.: Mahomes brings investment, swagger to Kansas City

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He’s the King of Kansas City, and his kingdom is having a moment.

“I think there’s no doubt Patrick Mahomes and his talent and what he’s done professionally with the Chiefs has put us on the map across the country and arguably around the world,” said Joe Reardon, the chairman and chief executive of the Greater Kansas City. “I think our image had been a nice town in flyover country — another city out there in the middle of the country. That has completely changed with the success of this team.

No. 15 jerseys proliferate, kids mimic Mahomes’s hairstyle and Kietzman says there is even a crazy counterculture of people dressing up their dogs to look like the quarterback, painting No. 15 on the animals “with pet-friendly paints of course!” he learned as a child watching baseball greats Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez at games with his father, Pat Sr., a former Major League Baseball pitcher.Jan. 29, he set up the game-winning field goal against the Cincinnati Bengals to send the Chiefs to the championship by hobbling his team into range on a sprained ankle, again endearing himself to hometown fans.

 

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Good read up until the suggestion Mahomes protests the Tomahawk chop and the Chiefs name. 🖕

imagine that…

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