Mahomes Completes a Behind-the-Back Pass

Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes pulls one off in a preseason game
By John Johnson,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 18, 2024 8:45 AM CDT
Mahomes Makes Behind-the-Back Pass
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes watches from the sidelines during the second half of a preseason game against the Detroit Lions Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo.   (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)

Patrick Mahomes now has some unusual bragging rights in addition to his three Super Bowl rings—the Kansas City quarterback managed to complete a behind-the-back pass in a preseason game on Saturday, reports ESPN. Watch a video clip here. The 8-yard pass to Travis Kelce gave the Chiefs a first down against Detroit in a game the Lions would go on to win, 24-23. "It has to happen naturally,'' Mahomes said after the game. "I can't force it. ... It probably looked pretty cool, but I haven't actually got to see it yet.''

Mahomes says coach Andy Reid encouraged him to try one during a game after seeing it done in practice. "They do it in basketball every game, several times in every game," Reid told reporters. "So it's not that big of a deal [going] behind the back.'' For the record, Mahomes says he threw the pass behind his back only because Kelce's route got messed up, per the Athletic. A gimmick? Maybe, but "it also reiterated how Mahomes' creative imagination continues to animate his insatiable competitiveness," writes Vahe Gregorian at the Kansas City Star. (More Patrick Mahomes stories.)

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