Patrick Mahomes revelation proves he’s in top 1 percent of superstitious players

Boxers or briefs? Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes puts the debate to bed and says it doesn’t matter as long as you wear your luckiest underwear.

Kansas City Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes has been called elite, top-tier, the best ever, a phenomenon, a future Hall-of-Famer, but he hasn’t yet been called gross.

In a recent appearance on Adam Schefter’s podcast, Chiefs backup quarterback Chad Henne couldn’t help but reveal some of Mahomes’ most peculiar quirks and habits, one of which happens to be quite revolting: Mahomes wears the same pair of red underwear in every NFL game.

Even assuming he washes the said underwear, this icky tidbit could be considered as disgusting as Travis Kelce’s post-Super Bowl booger, showing a whole new side of the two-time Super Bowl champion.

Who knew Patrick Mahomes was such a sucker for superstitions?

In his chat with Schefter, Henne goes on to list how extremely nitpicky Mahomes can be when it comes to everyday activities and wryly says, “There’s things that I’ve seen that nobody else has seen.”

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Henne then sidesteps to a safer topic and elaborates on Mahomes’ laser-focused preparation before games, but Schefter holds onto the underwear revelation like a triumphant wedgie and presses Henne for more information.

For all those curious, this is what we know so far about Mahomes’ famous red knickers:

He wears them only on Sunday, but every Sunday. The brand is either Hanes or lululemon. He’s kept this tradition for as long as Henne has known him.

To recap, Mahomes has worn his precious red underwear as a good luck charm for his past six seasons in the league. This may naturally elicit some scrunched noses and wrinkled eyebrows — but hey, if it works for him, who’s to judge?

Tom Brady now definitely has a rival to watch in Patrick Mahomes, who’s on track to possibly eclipse Brady as the G.O.A.T. as well as starting his own underwear line. Let’s just hope he keeps things above the waist.