Patrick Mahomes was trying to play a round of the American Century Golf Championship last weekend in Lake Tahoe. Then a dad tried to guilt him into signing an autograph for his son.
The exchange was captured on video and shared on TikTok. Commenters, rather than trying to shame him, seemed to favor Mahomes, the Chiefs quarterback and two-time Super Bowl winner.
Here’s what happened. There was a flow of fans coming up to Patrick Mahomes, asking for his signature. But the quarterback was on the course to play golf. So if he continued to sign autographs, play would slow down. That wouldn’t make for happy golfers. They were all athletes or celebrities. But they also wanted to compete for the championship. (Steph Curry won the trophy.)
Mahomes could be heard telling a group of fans: “They told me I can’t do anymore (autographs) … I was signing stuff, and they said I was taking too long,”.
At one point, a little boy and his father approached Mahomes as the quarterback was readying for his shot. That’s just a big golf faux pas. Mahomes, a father of two, said no to the kid.
“Can’t sign for everyone … can’t make everybody happy,” Patrick Mahomes said. The father replied: “Yeah, you can … you can just make one kid happy out of a hundred.”
Mahomes then responded with “I’ll make 99 sad.” But the dad persisted: “That’s alright … one out of 99, at least it ain’t zero percent.”
@highlands_announcer All he wanted was an autograph….. #celebrity #golf #tournament #patrickmahomes #nfl ♬ original sound – Highlands
Viewers of video say Patrick Mahomes did right thing
The people who viewed the TikTok video believed Patrick Mahomes was in the right. After all, he had a club in his hand and was consulting with his caddie. A kid wouldn’t try that at Arrowhead Stadium if Mahomes was on the field or standing next to his coach, Andy Reid. It’s the same concept on the golf course.
“He’s in the middle of a tournament,” wrote a poster named Orangutan. “He’s not even just playing a round with friends. Get a grip.”
A poster named SpicyBean2020 added to the discussion. “He signed a jersey for my uncle when he got diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. He was buried with it later that year. Imma always defend him.”
But the golf stuff and other fun appearances now are behind Mahomes for the rest of the year. All the Chiefs quarterbacks and rookies reported to training camp earlier this week at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph, Mo. Only thing on his mind appears to be a return to the Super Bowl. It’s set for Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas next February.
“I’m always confident that we have a chance to get to the Super Bowl, but I understand it’s a process,” Patrick Mahomes told reporters. “I understand it’s not easy. I think we have a lot of motivated guys that … we want to continue to build this thing. We want to have a special group that kinda can carry out a legacy, and I think we have the right guys and now let’s just go out there and do it.”
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