The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested Saturday ahead of his son’s Feb. 11 Super Bowl appearance.
Patrick Mahomes Sr., 53, was arrested in Tyler, Texas, for at least his third DUI, jail records show. according to to the New York Post.
JUST IN: Patrick Mahomes Sr. was arrested for a third DWI just days before his son’s Super Bowl appearance.
Mahomes Sr. was charged with second-degree DUI in 2018 and sentenced to 40 days in jail.
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Mahomes Sr.’s arrest came eight days before his son was scheduled to play against the 49ers in Super Bowl III in Las Vegas. According to the newspaper, he was charged with a second DWI in 2018 and subsequently served a 40-year prison sentence on weekends in 2019 and 2020.
Mahomes Sr. attended a Chiefs playoff game this year to cheer on his son, the newspaper reported. Mahomes Sr. also sat down with Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, during the season, he said. WFA. But he denied rumors that he was the man seen in the photo with his arms crossed and making faces at Swift, claiming he was “actually two booths down,” according to the paper.
Pat Mahomes Sr. reveals what happened in the infamous Taylor Swift and Jason Kelce sweet reaction clip…SPOILER ALERT: It wasn’t him! @EvanandTikiWFAN pic.twitter.com/cP7Wqn1iQ7
— WFAN Sports Radio (@WFAN660) January 25, 2024
The quarterback’s father was seen smoking a cigar when the Chiefs defeated the Eagles in Super Bowl LII in Glendale, Arizona. Two weeks after saying he was “smoking that Joe Burrow” as the Chiefs beat the Bengals in the AFC Championship game, he joked that he was smoking a “Philly Blunt.” (Related article: “Do your laundry once in a while”: Patrick Mahomes reveals he wears the same underwear every game)
Former pitcher Mahomes Sr. played 11 seasons in MLB from 1992 to 2003 with the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates, according to the newspaper. He divorced Randy, his ex-wife and mother of the Chiefs quarterback, in 2006.
