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Days before he turns 3, Patrick Mahomes’ son, Bronze, shows unique football skill

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) carries his son, Patrick "Bronze" Lavon Mahomes III at training camp at Missouri Western State University on Wednesday, July 30, 2025, in St. Joseph, Missouri.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes carried his son, Patrick "Bronze" Lavon Mahomes III at training camp at Missouri Western State University on July 30, 2025, in St. Joseph, Missouri. tljungblad@kcstar.com
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  • Bronze Mahomes names all NFL teams by helmet, showcasing early football fluency.
  • Parents Brittany and Patrick Mahomes document his skill via Instagram Stories.
  • Family attends NFL events and, previously, has driven allergy advocacy after ER scare.

Bronze Mahomes doesn’t turn 3 until Friday. But already, the toddler can do something many adults can’t.

He can name each NFL team by just its helmet.

Surprised? Um, not really, given that Chiefs quarterback and three-time Super Bowl winner Patrick Mahomes is the father of the little boy with a big name, Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III.

You think they watch a lot of football in the Mahomes house?

Bronze’s mom, Brittany Mahomes, posted a video to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday that showed her holding up miniature NFL helmets, one-by-one, in front of her son so he could name the teams.

And one-by-one, from the Carolina Panthers to the Houston Texans, he did. Perfectly.

Bronze Mahomes identified every mini NFL helmet his mom, Brittany Mahomes, showed him.
Bronze Mahomes identified every mini NFL helmet his mom, Brittany Mahomes, showed him. Instagram/Brittany Mahomes

The Browns. The Vikings. The Cardinals. The Falcons.

“The Buffalo Bills.”

“The Bears from Sucago.” (That’s “Chicago” in Bronze-speak.)

He knew that the Saints are from New Orleans and the Raiders from Las Vegas.

“Good job, that was awesome,” his mom said, rewarding him with a high-five when he finished.

“This dude has been so dedicated to learn every team. Took him like a week and a half!!!” she wrote in the caption.

We would expect nothing less from a toddler we regularly see at home Chiefs games, who has already attended two Super Bowls, though he was caught sleeping through one of them.

Bronze Mahomes was on the sidelines with his mother Brittany before the start of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans.
Bronze Mahomes was on the sidelines with his mother Brittany before the start of Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. Tammy Ljungblad tljungblad@kcstar.com

When he was just 8 months old, he and his parents made a trip to the emergency room after he had a scary run-in with peanuts.

The discovery that Bronze has food allergies led his mom, co-owner of the Kansas City Current, to become a passionate advocate on behalf of children facing the same challenge.

This is Bronze’s birthday week. Last year his birthday, Nov. 28, fell on Thanksgiving Day.

Happy birthday, little dude.

Bronze Mahomes turned 2 on Thanksgiving Day in 2024.
Bronze Mahomes turned 2 on Thanksgiving Day in 2024. Brittany Mahomes/Instagram
Lisa Gutierrez
The Kansas City Star
Lisa Gutierrez has been a reporter for The Kansas City Star since 2000. She learned journalism at the University of Kansas, her alma mater. She writes about pop culture, local celebrities, trends and life in the metro through its people. Oh, and dogs. You can reach her at lgutierrez@kcstar.com or follow her on Twitter - @LisaGinKC.
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