Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). The son of former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Pat Mahomes, he initially played college football and college baseball at Texas Tech University. He was selected 10th overall by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2017 NFL Draft.

Mahomes was awarded the Super Bowl MVP for his performance, the second African-American quarterback and youngest overall to do so. He is also the third African American quarterback to win a Super Bowl.

In 2020, Mahomes signed a 10-year contract extension worth $477 million with another $26 million in potential bonuses, for a total of $503 million, making it the second-largest known contract in sporting history. The year after signing his contract, he would make the Super Bowl again but lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 9–31, the first loss by double digits in his NFL career.

What ethnicity is Mahomes?

The athlete is of mixed ethnicity. His father is of African-American descent, while his mother is of White descent.

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