Mahomes told AOL in 2019 that the hairstyle was the result of a friendly bet with a buddy when he was younger. They each grew out their hair and wanted to see who would go the longest before finally cutting it. “As I grew it out, I realized that I actually liked it a lot,” Mahomes told AOL Sports. “So, I kept it going.”

Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs entered the NFL season aiming to win their third straight Super Bowl title. While the Chiefs entered the postseason as the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a 15-2 record, they were eventually halted by a dominant performance from the Philadelphia Eagles in the Super Bowl.