Part of what makes Patrick Mahomes one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL today is his availability, game in, game out. Throughout the first eight years of his career, the pride and joy of the Kansas City Chiefs has only missed two games due to injury. He largely credits it to modern-day sports science and medicine.
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Mahomes is both a customer and investor in the sports science industry. He continues to promote various products such as his beloved Whoop, an athletic bracelet that tracks and monitors multiple recovery metrics.
According to the three-time Super Bowl champion, advancements such as these are becoming a part of everyday life for professional footballers who are looking to find any and everything that may give them a competitive edge.
“I have a Whoop, which I wear all the time. It tracks all my practices, and it tracks all of my games. So, when I go into the offseason and I train, try to mimic that and put me in those stressful situations, so that I’m prepared for those moments,” Mahomes explained to Mike Sievert.
“The technology in all of our pads now it helps with cutting down on injuries and showing guys when they’re in that threshold where they might pull a hamstring and that kind of stuff,” he added.
A dislocated kneecap during the 2019 season is the only blemish on Mahomes’ attendance record as a starter. While he missed the final games of the 2020, 2023, and 2024 regular seasons, those were merely to get some rest ahead of the playoffs.
From his play on the field to his usage of advanced biometrics, Mahomes continues to exemplify the pinnacle of modern-day football. However, there’s more to winning than just using the latest gadgets.
When asked, “Why do you keep winning?” Mahomes promptly answered, “It starts with Coach [Andy] Reid.”
“It starts with the organization that we’re in. He has this standard that you’re coming in every day to either get better or get worse, and I think we hold each other to that standard,” said Mahomes, before crediting a couple of his teammates for making him a better player.
“Having guys like Travis Kelce, who came before me, Alex Smith, these guys taught me how to work. They taught me how to be great every single day,” added Mahomes.
From having the right personnel to using the latest technology and data, Mahomes suggests that it’s all about finding “the little things to take your game to that next level.” However, the two-time MVP knows that all of the information and organization in the world is useless without “belief”.
“Whenever you start having success, you believe in each other,” Mahomes explained.
Some of that self-confidence may have been dashed by their lopsided loss to the Philadelphia Eagles at Super Bowl LIX. However, the NFL’s premier passer claimed that his team remains as “excited” as ever for the upcoming 2025 regular season.
“Last year didn’t end the way we wanted it to, but we took a lot of great things from it. Having all those young guys on our team, they’re hungry and they are ready to go. Our goal is to go out there and win the Super Bowl this year,” said Mahomes.
Having already won five AFC Championships and three Lombardi trophies, the theme for Mahomes and Co. continues to be ‘Super Bowl or bust’. Until the Chiefs actually begin to show extended signs of atrophy, both fans and pundits alike would be well advised to avoid writing them off just yet.
