What NFL Players Thought of Patrick Mahomes Before He Started at QB For the Kansas City Chiefs

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[masamune]

Alex Smith will ALWAYS be a Chiefs Kingdom hero, for both his great QB service, but also his absolutely unselfish and priceless tutelage and guidance/mentorship for Mahomes that first year.

[theclandestinewitness]

Thank you Alex. We will always love you for what you did for KC.

[jasonr.]

I love Mahomes and the Chiefs i have since the days of Trent Green and Priest Holmes, but how can you not just love Alex Smith and what he did for the franchise? Such a good guy and a truly underrated player. No Chief fan will ever forget all you did for our team!

[bradkempton]

I'm unfortunately a Denver Broncos fan, so it kills me to say this.... Patrick Mahomes seems to be not only a once in a generation talent, but also a really good human. He's still just a kid and the amount of money he's making makes most turn into horrible people, but Patrick has seemed to stay grounded and to me, that's more important than his on field performance. I really hope he stays that way and doesn't turn into a douchenozzle!

[jaybee]

What a joy to watch Patrick play. He's very, very special and humble as well. A real genuine human being, good luck to you Patrick, and enjoy the journey of life :)

[joshleyva]

Watched Mahomes at Texas Tech and you knew he was going to do big things in the NFL. He'd leave you with your jaw dropped at least once every game. If Tech's defense wasn't so bad during his time in college he would've had a much better record. He's by far the best QB I've ever seen in person.

[SH-vnzh]

Respect for what Alex has done in NFL. Mentorship and Overcoming his adversity 👍

[mosessupposes]

Some seriously insightful coverage you did here. It would kind of be impossible not to love this guy regardless who your team is.

[underpar]

Just watched Patrick in the most exciting football game I've ever seen today. 13 seconds left to get a field goal? The guy didn't blink.

[chrisinreallife]

Love Alex Smith. He put Chiefs back on the map. He’s just a genuine solid dude. I want nothing but good things for him

[blackvulcan]

His dad taught him how to be a pro athlete. Alex Smith taught him how to be a pro QB. He’s been blessed with skills, intellect, dedication and great teachers. Add that all up and you have an all time great talent on his way to being an all time great. I’m just happy he’s in KC.

[derekpalmer]

I grew up 30 miles from Texas Tech. I graduated from Tech. I was lucky to be able to watch Mahomes for his whole career there. Baker Mayfield jumped ship (luckily for him...Heisman and #1 pick) because he saw the writing on the wall which was the bench for him. He is the most dynamic player I have ever seen and one heck of a nice person. I hope he plays for many years.

[jhoward]

I will always think the world of Alex Smith for doing what he did with PM15 his rookie year. Dude is a stand-up guy and I hope he stays in the league as a coach.

[calebphillips]

I find it funny that people tend to forget he was a 5 star prospect in baseball but he said as much as he loved baseball, he wanted to perform more in football & boy i'm sure as hell happy we got him cuz he's done inhuman things so far & yet he's just getting better despite this year being a bad year this year

[cozenmachine]

This is a year old. He's only gotten better. I'm so happy he came to Kansas City.

[gtbkidd]

Tyreek: "I thought he was trash I ain't gon cap"

[watcher]

Through the first 75 games, Mahomes is the best of all time. Forget once in a generation, he's a once in a lifetime talent

[errolecby]

I lived in Lubbock Texas and had the opportunity to see alot of his play @ Texas Tech and said back then - this guy is special ... And he is ...💯

[harpazosnatched]

It’s so rare that some one his age is that good. It usually takes 5 or 6 years for a QBs to develop. A rare talent. He did have some talent around him but he is the real deal. He also had a great coach.

[TheBurninator]

When my son was 9 he did a research paper and a brief biographic speech on Mahomes to complete one of his cub scout badges. It was the fall of Mahomes rookie year, and the scout leader admitted afterward he had no idea who Patrick Mahomes was.

He does now.