Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes felt very conflicted when Texas Tech defensive end Tyree Wilson was selected by the Raiders with the No. 7 pick in the 2023 NFL draft on Thursday night.
For one, the two-time NFL MVP felt like he should support a fellow Red Raider after playing his own college ball with the Big 12 program. On the other hand, the Las Vegas Raiders are known as being the biggest rivals for the Chiefs in the AFC West.
Mahomes, who was present at the Kansas City draft event, perfectly expressed his conflicting reaction to the Raiders drafting Wilson with a tweet shortly after the pick came through.
“Take it easy on me big dawg!! @tyreewilson77 congrats tho!!” Mahomes tweeted.
Take it easy on me big dawg!! @tyreewilson77 congrats tho!!
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 28, 2023
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Mahomes and Wilson never ended up being teammates at Texas Tech as the new NFL rookie played in Lubbock from 2020 to ’22. Meanwhile, the Chiefs quarterback was busy winning his first Super Bowl title in 2020, and then his second just this past February.
Now, the two former Red Raiders will be rivals on the field in the upcoming season.
