Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce team up for ‘The Match’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will take part in Capital One’s The Match for the second straight yr.

“I feel due to my golf recreation,” Mahomes mentioned with greater than just a bit little bit of sarcasm. “It is simply so good.”

Mahomes will pair together with his teammate Travis Kelce on this yr’s Match on Thursday on the Wynn Golf Membership in Las Vegas. They are going to face the Splash Brothers, Golden State Warriors guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

Mahomes final yr partnered with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allenhowever the duo misplaced to a group of Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady.

“It’s going to be cool to have two totally different sports activities go up in opposition to one another,” Mahomes mentioned. “I do know them each fairly effectively so we are able to form of discuss some trash and do this sort of stuff. After which anytime you mix Vegas and Travis goes to be a superb time so I am certain it will be some good TV.”

The Chiefs just lately concluded their offseason observe. Between that and household commitments, Mahomes mentioned he hasn’t had a lot time to work on his golf recreation.

“Going into the match final time I used to be enjoying unhealthy golf and I performed good on the market so I am simply hoping I can have one other one like that,” the reigning MVP mentioned. “So I am going to play a bit of bit right here and there. I’ve a charity golf event developing, however apart from that we’ll simply get there and roll and see when the lights come on if I can reply.”

Whereas Mahomes is now a seasoned veteran, Kelce will likely be making his first look within the 12-hole occasion. Mahomes mentioned Kelce can hit the ball “actually far,” although it’s not all the time a straight shot.

“I feel each time we get on the market he’ll reply and we’ll have a superb probability, nearly as good of an opportunity as they do to win that factor,” Mahomes mentioned.