Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made an appearance on ESPN’s Manningcast during Monday Night Football in Week 10.
While the Bills and Broncos battled it out on the field, Mahomes was chopping it up with Peyton and Eli Manning on ESPN2’s alternate broadcast. During his appearance, the topic of one of the quarterback’s bizarre gameday superstitions came up.
Back in February, Mahomes’s former backup Chad Henne claimed that Mahomes wore the same pair of red underwear during every single game.
Eli asked Mahomes about the superstition, which he confirmed and proceeded to elaborate upon.
#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes says he's worn the same pair of red underwear in every single game he ever played in the NFL 🤯
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 14, 2023
“As long as we’re winning football games, I’ll keep the superstition going.”pic.twitter.com/R4hmQJc4jshttps://t.co/2gKUourxb7
“First, my wife Brittany got them for me, so I have to wear them,” said Mahomes. “At the same time, I threw ’em on that first season, we had a pretty good season that season– I only wear them for gameday, though, so they’re not too worn down. I clean them. I wash them every once in a while, at least.”
“If we’re on a hot streak, I can’t wash them. I gotta just keep it rolling. As long as I’m winning football games, I’ll keep the superstition going,” he joked.
Mahomes has obviously been incredibly successful in his career thus far, winning two Super Bowls and two MVP awards across his first six seasons in the league.
So long as he and Kansas City continue to pick up wins, his unusual gameday superstition doesn’t figure to be pushed to the side any time soon.
