ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Maybe there’s a message with the haircut.
When last seen in live action, Patrick Mahomes had it thoroughly handed to him by the Philadelphia Eagles in a Super Bowl 59 rout. Three turnovers. Six sacks. No three-peat. It was the most crushing loss of Mahomes’ magnificent career.
And now the Kansas City Chiefs star has a new ‘do, changing his look during the offseason after having a significant amount of hair chopped off. It might make you wonder whether there’s some serious superstition in the mix for a man so keen on the details.
Well, not.
"I was ready to get my hair cut the last three years," Mahomes, grinning, told USA TODAY Sports after a training camp practice last weekend. "We had won the Super Bowl two years in a row. I told the guys I was getting a haircut this year, even if we won.
