Three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes is one of the most recognizable players in the NFL.
He is widely considered the best quarterback in the league, and being a high-profile sports figure has placed Mahomes' family squarely in the spotlight.
His wife, Brittany Mahomes, has been in the news in recent years. She was also featured prominently in the Netflix documentary series “Quarterback.”
Former MLB player Pat Mahomes Sr. has also been the subject of several viral moments, as his son helped the Kansas City Chiefs make multiple Super Bowl appearances. Mahomes' mother, Randi, recently spoke out about the downside of her son's fame.
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Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs and his mother Randi Mahomes celebrate during the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory parade on Feb. 15, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. (Jay Biggerstaff/Getty Images)
Although Mahomes receives generous support and praise from fans, Randi said he has been moved to tears whenever he thinks about the “hate” directed at the Mahomes family.
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“As much as I say we're blessed and Patrick is living his dream, it's been the hardest seven years of my adult life,” Randi said during an appearance on “The Mom Game Podcast.”
“It's been really hard to juggle… being proud of him and the hate that you and the kids get. I can't even explain how hard it's been. I've cried a lot. I struggle with that.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) outruns Miami Dolphins cornerback Eli Apple during the first half of an NFL wild-card game on Jan. 13, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
“After we won the Super Bowl a couple of years ago, I was scrolling through social media trying to fall asleep. And when I saw someone saying all kinds of hateful things to me and my three kids, I realized that they are a beautiful American family. Why would this mother or father reach out to me and say that?” Randi said.
As Mahomes' popularity grew, normal family outings quickly became a thing of the past.
“We just want to be normal and go out to dinner. We don't. It's very difficult at work because 90% of my phone calls are not about work. I still go to work and I want to live a normal life,” Randi said.
“I see some of my friends on social media and I'm jealous that they have this normality. [life]”Their children are the same age as Patrick and Jackson and they live in a normal situation, while we don't. It's very difficult.”
Randi, who is also the mother of Patrick's brother Jackson and younger half-sister Mia, added that it hurts her to read negative comments about her children.
Patrick Mahomes II, No. 10 overall pick of the Kansas City Chiefs, poses for a photo with his mother Randi and father Pat during a news conference in Kansas City, Mo., on April 28, 2017. (Denny Medley/USA Today Sports)
“I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. I've said I don't wish it on anyone because as a mother, you don't want to read or see things about your children, especially when you know they're not true.”
Pat Mahomes Sr. and Randi divorced in 2006. The Chiefs' star quarterback also has two other half-siblings on his father's side, a sister named Zoe Mahomes and a brother named Graham Walker.
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Randi suggested that Patrick could decide to walk away from the NFL if his dedication to the game becomes detrimental to his family.
“I hear him make comments like, 'If the game takes away from my time with my kids, I might not be able to play as much as Tom Brady,' and I'm so proud of him for that,” she said. Mahomes was drafted in 2017 and has spent all seven of his NFL seasons with the Chiefs.
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