Patrick Mahomes: The promising baseball pitcher who became the face of the NFL | CNN

He may be on the cusp of a second Super Bowl title, but a career in football wasn’t always on the cards for Patrick Mahomes.

He may be on the cusp of a second Super Bowl title and widely regarded as one of the most talented quarterbacks in NFL history, but a career in football wasn’t always on the cards for Patrick Mahomes. Instead, it was baseball, the sport his father played professionally for 11 years, that was his first love. Unsurprisingly, he was pretty good at it.

Mahomes’ went 13-19 while playing for the Red Raiders and broke records during his time at Texas Tech – as a junior, he had four games with at least 500 passing yards. In his final game, he threw for 586 yards, six touchdowns and no interceptions against Baylor serving as a springboard to future success. After showing his worth at the collegiate level, Mahomes was drafted by the Chiefs in 2017.

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