One NFL player who is often mentioned in the greatest of all time debate is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
While former New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady is firmly at the top of the NFL GOAT debate, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce believes Mahomes will be a pro surpass the seven-time Super Bowl champion before his career is over.
Kelce said when asked if Mahomes will catch up to Brady and pass him as the GOAT in games. I am an athlete Podcast (1:12:00 mark):
“Obviously, I have a lot of respect for Tom Brady. I couldn’t get him to the playoffs, so I’ve been Tom Brady a lot of times in my career, so I have a lot of love for him. He’s the GOAT, too. The greatest player ever.” The best to ever do it, but I think now with Pat’s speed, how he does it, I think that’s more up to Pat than Brady. At least Brady’s first few years to the level Pat is at now it’s only going to keep growing, it’s only going to keep going up. I just think that one-five has the ability to find a way to get things done, even if it breaks down or he has to make crazy throws down the field, and that’s something you’ve never seen in the NFL from his first He’s been doing it since the beginning of a possession, and I think he’s going to play a long, long time. So I think he’s going to get all the accolades, but I think the biggest thing is there’s always going to be those Super Bowls. That’s a lot of Super Bowls. “
Mahomes will have a hard time catching up to Brady, who won seven Super Bowls. However, Mahomes has led the Chiefs to two Super Bowl championships in his first seven seasons, and he shows no signs of slowing down.
The 28-year-old has led the Chiefs to firmly establish themselves as AFC title contenders again this season, with Kansas City likely to become the first team to defend the title since Brady’s Patriots in 2004 and 2005. team.
Mahomes is still a long way from becoming the NFL’s GOAT, but he has plenty of time to accomplish bigger things in the near future.