It's been quite a year for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He's already set the franchise record for most touchdown passes in a single season and may eclipse additional records as the season progresses. However, Patrick's meteoric rise to become one of the new faces of the NFL has been met with grace and humility.
While his athletic abilities can mostly be attributed to his father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., it's his mother Randi who's tried to instill the humility into her son.
"I want him to stay humble. That means a lot to me," Randi Mahomes said during a FaceTime interview. "I always encourage him to pray and to thank God for his blessings that he has and his abilities."
It's worth mentioning that despite Patrick's newfound fame, success and wealth, Randi still lives in Tyler, Texas and works as an event organizer. She also takes care of Patrick's younger sister Mia. Just like Randi continues to take care of family, Patrick takes care of those around him. And, much of the time, he sees the Kansas City community as an extension of his family.
That was none more evident than what he did earlier in the week. As part of the Giving Tuesday festivities, he surprised several youth with the KC United football team with shopping sprees at Dick's Sporting Goods in Leawood.
"I was that little kid. I was the one looking up to athletes. And, getting to see them and getting to be a part of them," Patrick said. "I remember those experiences. So, I know how much it means for every single kid. And, just to be around and just to see that I'm just a normal dude too."
What Patrick did for those kids certainly warmed his mother's heart.
"The moment that makes me the proudest is, whenever he was at Dick's Sporting Goods the other day, you know, he doesn't tell me every little thing like that. But, when I see it, it brings tears to my eyes," Randi said.
That sense of family, that he displays with others, is what powers Mahomes each and every day. It's what binds his own family together. Randi has also been able to draw physically closer to Patrick especially during home games.
Lenexa-based Airshare, a private airline company that flies individuals as well as corporate guests, helps bring the entire family together by transporting Randi from Tyler, Texas to the downtown Kansas City airport. From there, she's taken to Chiefs home games at Arrowhead Stadium.
"We partnered with the Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes as part of a joint effort allowing him to utilize the benefits of private travel," Airshare chief pilot Ben Petersen said. "Anytime that the Chiefs are at home, we will pick up Patrick's family in Tyler, Texas and fly them here to Kansas City downtown so that they can view the game at home."
For Randi, the new experience of having her eldest child have the perks afforded to him, due to his success on the field, is something she's still getting used to.
"It's truly been a blessing. I tell him that all the time. [It's] a blessing that, you know, little boys dream about," Randi Mahomes said. "He's gotten to actually live a dream. So, you know, we take it - I take it one day at a time and try to enjoy it. It is a little overwhelming."
