It’s all enjoyable and video games between Patrick Mahomes and his Kansas Metropolis Chiefs teammate Travis Kelce.
Whereas addressing his pleasure concerning the NFL group’s latest large receiver, Hollywood Brown, Mahomes, 28, determined to playfully shade Kelce, 34, for being one of many oldest athletes on the Kansas Metropolis group’s roster.
“I’ve been impressed by how hungry [Hollywood’s] been. You may inform he needs to win. Clearly, he needs to do good and all people needs to do good. However you possibly can inform he needs to be part of one thing that’s particular, a part of greatness,” Mahomes stated whereas attending the 101 Awards in Missouri on Friday, March 22. “We’re attempting to construct that right here and we consider that we’ve began it and we wish to proceed it. We nonetheless have a younger group — apart from Trav.”
After making the sly comment, the quarterback smirked and added, “If we will proceed to construct this with lots of people who’re hungry and wanna win, we will preserve this factor going.”
Kelce, who shall be 35 in October, is presently one of many oldest gamers with the Chiefs. Nevertheless, lengthy snapper James Winchester, offensive lineman Joe Thuney, defensive again Deon Bush and defensive deal with Mike Pennel are additionally of their 30s.
Mahomes and Kelce have been teammates since 2017 and simply celebrated profitable their third Tremendous Bowl collectively. They received their first one in 2019 towards the San Francisco 49ers. In 2023 they walked away with the title towards the Philadelphia Eagles, and this 12 months, they grew to become champions after they beat the San Francisco 49ers in additional time.
All through their time within the NFL, Mahomes and Kelce have developed a decent bond each on and off the sector. They’ve been noticed {golfing} collectively, twinning on the pink carpet, hanging out at Lakers’ video games and have supported one another’s relationships and households over time. This month, the buddies determined to take their friendship one step additional and go into enterprise collectively.
On March 14, World hospitality group Noble 33 introduced that they have been teaming up with the soccer duo to launch a “fashionable steakhouse” in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, known as 1587 Prime. The restaurant’s moniker is even a nod to Mahomes and Kelce’s soccer jersey numbers, 15 and 87.
“Travis and I’ve turn into frequent guests of Noble 33 eating places in different cities, so it solely made sense to convey one thing particular to our personal group in Kansas Metropolis,” Mahomes stated in a press launch about their meals enterprise. Kelce added, “We’re excited to be part of this journey with Noble 33 to create a one-of-a-kind eating expertise, and what higher place to start out than our very personal, Kansas Metropolis.”