Patrick Mahomes breaks silence for first time on father Pat Mahomes Sr.’s 2024 arrest in new Chiefs documentary

Patrick Mahomes, the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, shares for the first time how he felt when his father, Pat Mahomes Sr., was arrested in February 2024. It happened in Tyler, Texas, just before the Chiefs played in Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.

The news broke during Super Bowl week, and Patrick had to answer tough questions from reporters while preparing to play his big game. This story is part of the new ESPN and Disney+ documentary series called The Kingdom, which shows behind-the-scenes moments from the Chiefs’ 2024 season.

Patrick Mahomes shares first public reaction to father Pat Mahomes Sr.’s 2024 arrest in new Chiefs documentary

In the documentary that starts on August 14, Patrick Mahomes talks about how distracting and hard it was when reporters asked about his father’s arrest during Super Bowl week.

He says, “It was during that Super Bowl week. It became a story and so I had to answer questions about it.”

His father, Pat Mahomes Sr., who used to pitch for the New York Mets, had a history of DWI arrests. In February 2024, he faced yet another arrest, which led to him spending 10 days in jail just before Patrick’s third Super Bowl win.Pat Mahomes Sr. admits in the show how deeply he regretted his actions. He says having his son field questions about him was “probably the most embarrassing thing that I’ve ever been through in my life.”

Right away, he called Patrick Mahomes and said, “I’m sorry… I made a vow that he would never have to deal with anything because of drinking because of me. I haven’t had a drink since then.”Also Read: Machine Gun Kelly Exposes Taylor Swift’s Last Minute Super Bowl Disappearance After Travis Kelce Loss

Brittany Mahomes opens up on Pat Mahomes Sr.’s recovery and family support in the ESPN series The Kingdom

In the same documentary, Patrick Mahomes’ wife Brittany Mahomes says she believes something clicked for Pat: “I think it finally hit him that… ‘I have my kids watching me, I have my grandkids now that are watching me.’”She adds, “He really enjoys watching his son play football and live out his dream.” Patrick then adds that having his father back and cheering for him through the season “is really cool” because those are moments “you won’t ever get again.”This honest and emotional sharing gives fans a new view of both Patrick Mahomes and his father. The series The Kingdom doesn’t just show games, it goes into how people feel, how family matters, and how they learn from mistakes. That makes it more than a football story.