“I’ll Admit It”: Patrick Mahomes Finally Clears His Name From Infamous Lombardi Trophy Incident

Controversies have shrouded the Mahomes family ever since Super Bowl LVII. The majority of that blame falls on Jackson Mahomes and his legal troubles. His 2x Super Bowl MVP brother Patrick Mahomes, on the other hand, has mostly managed to stay out of trouble. Except for that one time, he decided to give away the Vince Lombardi trophy to a stranger. Well, PM15 finally decided to cleanse himself of the ‘being too tipsy’ accusations from the Chiefs’ Super Bowl LVII parade.

During his latest appearance on fellow champion tight end Travis Kelce’s ‘New Heights’ podcast, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback explained the circumstances under which he passed off the championship silverware to a random fan. And his answer certainly pleased the ‘Chiefs Kingdom’, who responded with a thunderous roar.

Patrick Mahomes was just returning the favor

In the special New Heights episode held at the Kansas City Music Hall, Patrick Mahomes and former Chiefs QB2 Chad Henne came on as the special guests to join Travis and his brother, Jason. The group discussed a myriad of topics ranging from Travis’ Chiefs coming out on top of Jason’s Eagles in the title game to Pat Mahomes being a father of two. However, the Chiefs TE finally asked his quarterback the all-important question about the trophy handoff. Patrick Mahomes was at the receiving end of a lot of criticism when he walked off without taking the Lombardi trophy back from a fan during the parade. Mahomes explained his actions.

“I don’t remember his name. It wasn’t the real Lombardi. I’ll admit it. It wasn’t the real one. But it was cool. It was a great replica. I mean, obviously, Chiefs Kingdom came out strong. So I gotta show the support back. So I handed it right back to him,” Mahomes said.

7x Super Bowl champion Tom Brady didn’t think there was anything wrong with Mahomes’ celebration antics. After all, Brady infamously threw the Lombardi from one boat to another during their Super Bowl LV celebrations.

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It’s safe to say that the fans who come out in the thousands to watch the championship parade love to witness their favorite stars go all out. Like Travis Kelce did recently.

Travis Kelce did way worse with the Lombardi trophy

If Pat Mahomes forgetting to take back the Lombardi after clicking a picture didn’t sit well with the fans, Travis Kelce’s draft night shenanigans must have had those viewers seething. No 87 drank beer from the Vince Lombardi trophy replica on the 2023 NFL Draft opening night in Kansas City before spiking the prestigious silverware replica like a football on stage.

Irrespective of the antics post-championship, there is no denying the passion Travis Kelce and Patrick Mahomes share for the real Lombardi trophy. After all, they have won two in the last four years, with promises of running it back again this year. Will the dynamic duo stay true to their words or will the Lombardi karma strike back?

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