{"id":67445,"date":"2025-07-10T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=67445"},"modified":"2025-07-10T08:00:37","modified_gmt":"2025-07-10T08:00:37","slug":"patrick-mahomes-friendship-with-tom-brady-should-terrify-opposing-teams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=67445","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Friendship With Tom Brady Should Terrify Opposing Teams"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1400539593-e1752076679116.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1400539593-e1752076679116.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1400539593-e1752076679116.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-1400539593-e1752076679116.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Friendship With Tom Brady Should Terrify Opposing Teams\" width=\"780\" height=\"440\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is learning plenty from future HOF QB Tom Brady.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Whenever the Kansas City Chiefs don\u2019t win a Super Bowl, it\u2019s viewed as a failure. Part of that organizational perspective stems from the talent of quarterback Patrick Mahomes.<\/p>\n<p>Every year with a generational quarterback but without a ring is an underwhelming outcome. That philosophy is something most Hall of Fame-level players and their teams adopted over time. The prime example before Mahomes was Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (OK, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers).<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes and Brady\u2019s duels are well-documented in NFL history. Brady has always taken a liking to Mahomes, acknowledging his drive and potential. If there was ever a proverbial passing of the torch, it\u2019d be from Brady to Mahomes. The current G.O.A.T. hasn\u2019t shied away from that. On a July 7 episode of \u201cUp &amp; Adams\u201d with Kay Adams, Mahomes opened up about what that friendship and mentorship means to him.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes Talking to Tom Brady \u2018A Good Amount,\u2019 Learning Plenty<\/h2>\n<p>Mahomes, a determined individual by nature, kicks it into overdrive when given such a ringing endorsement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving Tom, a guy like that say that, it just motivates me even more,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cI\u2019ve actually talked to Tom a good amount this offseason. It\u2019s cool that he wants to give me advice, you know? He doesn\u2019t have to be like that. He\u2019s such a good dude, and I have so much respect for him. I\u2019ll take any advice he gives me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked for details about that advice, the Chiefs superstar didn\u2019t divulge. He did, however, double down on his goal to be a good teammate and lead by example.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve got to keep the secrets, you know?\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cHe always talks about being yourself. He thinks that \u2013 which I truly believe, too \u2013 guys can spot when you\u2019re not authentic and you\u2019re not putting in the work. That\u2019s something that he did every single day; that\u2019s why guys respected him so much. That\u2019s all I\u2019m going to do for the rest of my career, and I feel like I\u2019ve done so far is I\u2019m always myself. No matter if you like me or if you don\u2019t like me, you know that I\u2019m giving everything I can to win the football games.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Brady\u2019s impact on Mahomes is obvious. In a modern NFL world that focuses on high drama and firing back at doubters, the 29-year-old prefers to let his play do the talking. That\u2019s the theme of the Chiefs\u2019 upcoming revenge tour this season. Setting \u2013 and maintaining \u2013 a solid precedent has a domino effect on the rest of the team.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Legacy Will Always Be on Mahomes\u2019 Mind as Chiefs Career Continues<\/h2>\n<p>In just seven full seasons as the Chiefs\u2019 starter, Mahomes\u2019 resume is one that 99% of signal-callers dream of constructing. He\u2019s already among the winningest quarterbacks ever, achieving equal amounts of regular-season and playoff success. Numbers and tape alike both make a legitimate case for Mahomes being an all-time great.<\/p>\n<p>But even with six Pro Bowls, two All-Pro nods, three championships and a pair of MVPs, Mahomes knows the work of leaving a legacy is never done.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think it\u2019s always in the back of your mind, even from the beginning of my career,\u201d Mahomes said. \u201cBut at the end of the day, it\u2019s about taking it a day at a time. A day, and a day, and a day, just continuing to do that. That\u2019s something that I\u2019ve been conscious of: knowing how blessed I am to be in Kansas City [and] to have all these great players around me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs are eyeing a rebound year in 2025. With Mahomes leading the way and being fueled by Brady\u2019s motivation, that should terrify anyone standing in Kansas City\u2019s way.<\/p>\n<p>Jordan Foote is a seasoned sports writer who covers the NFL for Heavy.com with an emphasis on the Kansas City Chiefs, New York Jets and Pittsburgh Steelers. He has years of experience publishing NFL and MLB content for Sports Illustrated&#8217;s On SI vertical, in addition to a background in NBA coverage for multiple outlets. Foote is a Baker University alumnus, earning his degree in Mass Media. He&#8217;s based in Kansas City. More about Jordan Foote<\/p>\n<h2>More Heavy on Chiefs<\/h2>\n<p>Loading more stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is already difficult enough to face, let alone after he&#8217;s gotten advice from Tom Brady.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":67449,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-67445","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Friendship With Tom Brady Should Terrify Opposing Teams - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=67445\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Friendship With Tom Brady Should Terrify Opposing Teams - 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