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Patrick Mahomes Reacts After Chiefs TE Announces Personal News

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Chris Phelps | Last updated Oct 25, 2025 9:50 PM ET

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs will eye their third straight win in Week 8 of the 2025 NFL season, hosting Dan Quinn and the Washington Commanders on "Monday Night Football." The Chiefs are coming off a dominant 31-0 win in Week 7 over the Las Vegas Raiders, a game where Mahomes completed 26-of-35 passes for 286 yards and three touchdowns.

Travis Kelce is in his 13th season with the Chiefs, and his first since getting engaged to Grammy Award-winning artist Taylor Swift. The former Cincinnati Bearcats standout has remained as one of Mahomes’ favorite targets in 2025, recording 31 catches for 375 yards and two touchdowns. But Kelce isn’t the only Chiefs tight end with something major to celebrate in his personal life.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15).© Morgan Tencza-Imagn Images

Noah Gray, after a college career with the Duke Blue Devils, was drafted by the Chiefs in the fifth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He has served as one of Kelce's backups in each of his five seasons, breaking out in 2024 with 40 catches for 437 yards and five touchdowns, all career highs. This year, he hasn't found much of a role, tallying just nine catches for 75 yards.

Gray has been accompanied by his wife, Mary Elise Gray, throughout his entire NFL career. The couple met at Duke in 2020 and married two years later. In March of last year, they welcomed their first child to the world, a daughter named Naomi. And on Saturday, the Grays announced that their family of three has now become a family of four.

"Noah’s girl army is getting a tiny bit bigger ," the Gray couple wrote in a dual post on Instagram, sharing numerous photos of the whole family.

Even Mahomes, who has three children with his wife, Brittany, was left excited for his tight end, congratulating the Grays in the comments.

"Congrats!❤️," Mahomes wrote.

Chiefs TE Noah Gray and his wife, Mary Elise, announced they are pregnant and expecting their 2nd child in 2026. Congrats!

: @maryelisegray on IG pic.twitter.com/FLMRV1FOku
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