The father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was arrested Saturday ahead of his son’s participation in the Feb. 11 Super Bowl.
Patrick Mahomes Sr., 53, was arrested for what was at least his third DWI in Tyler, Texas, jail records revealed, according to the New York Post.
JUST IN: Patrick Mahomes Sr. has been arrested for DWI for the third time just days before his son plays in the Super Bowl.
Mahomes Sr. was charged with his second DWI in 2018 and was sentenced to 40 days in jail.
The third DWI offense is a third degree felony meaning he could… pic.twitter.com/yhYJQTLfEH
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) February 4, 2024
Patrick Mahomes Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was arrested for allegedly driving while intoxicated, eight days ahead of the Super Bowl https://t.co/l0wxh2z5gZ
— CBS News (@CBSNews) February 5, 2024
Mahomes Sr.’s arrest occurred eight days before his son was set to play against the 49ers for Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas. He previously served 40 days in jail on weekends in 2019 and 2020 after receiving his second DWI charge in 2018, according to the outlet.
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – JANUARY 19: Patrick Mahomes #15 of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with his father Pat Mahomes after the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. The Chiefs defeated the Titans 35-24. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)
Mahomes Sr. attended the Chiefs’s playoff games this year in a show of support for his son, the outlet reported. Mahomes Sr. also sat with Taylor Swift, who is dating Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, during the season, he told WFAN. However, he dismissed rumors that a man pictured crossing his arms and scowling at Swift was him, claiming he was “actually two booths down,” according to the outlet.
Pat Mahomes Sr. clears up what happened in his infamous Taylor Swift/Jason Kelce Suite 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 spotted smoking a cigar when the Chiefs beat the Eagles at Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona. He joked he was smoking “Philly blunts” two weeks after saying he was “smoking that Joe Burrow” when the Chiefs defeated the Bengals in the AFC Championship game. (RELATED: ‘Wash ‘Em Every Once In A While’: Patrick Mahomes Disgustingly Reveals He Wears The Same Underwear Every Game)
A former pitcher, Mahomes Sr. played 11 seasons of MLB between 1992 and 2003 with the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates, according to the outlet. He divorced Randi, his ex-wife and the Chiefs quarterback’s mother, in 2006.