Patrick Mahomes with his second AP Most Valuable Player Award, Patrick Mahomes joins an exclusive group of quarterbacks for the Kansas City Chiefs.
How many Mvps does Patrick Mahomes have?
Only nine other NFL players have received the honor several times: Jim Brown, Johnny Unitas, Joe Montana, Steve Young, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, and Aaron Rodgers. Each is already a member of the Hall of Fame or will be ineligible before long.
The gifted Mahomes had a 105.2 passer rating, completed 67.1 percent of his passes, and led the NFL in both passing yards and touchdown passes (41). (5,250). His overall yardage output, which included his rushing, was 5,614, breaking Drew Brees’ previous record of 5,562 set in 2011.
Except for Mecole Hardman, who missed half the season due to injury, Mahomes completed those passes to a completely different group of wide receivers.
Mahomes is demonstrating that the longest (10 years) and most pricey ($450 million) contract in the NFL is a good value by becoming a two-time MVP before the age of 27.
He did, however, win the MVP and the Super Bowl in his first two seasons as a starter while still on his rookie contract.
He claimed that at first, it led him to believe that success of this magnitude would come by default every year, but that he now has a better perspective and values the accolades even more.