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SportsBeat KC: A long time between Super Bowl quarterbacks for Kansas City

Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes is fired up before the AFC championship game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri.
Chiefs’ quarterback Patrick Mahomes is fired up before the AFC championship game against the Tennessee Titans Sunday, January 19, 2020, at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. File photos

Some trivia: Between Len Dawson’s last start and Patrick Mahomes’ first, there have been 29 starting quarterbacks for the Chiefs. Taking a team to the Super Bowl is such a rare thing, and we get Mahomes’ first thoughts on the task ahead since winning the AFC Championship.

Also, two defensive players who will play critical roles in the Super Bowl, lineman Chris Jones and defensive back Kendall Fuller, tell us about playing in the biggest game of their lives. Hear it all on today’s episode of SportsBeat KC, The Star’s daily sports podcast presented by Big O Tires.

Will Chiefs’ Chris Jones be ready for the Super Bowl: “1,000%,” he says

From Montana to Smith and plenty in between, Chiefs enjoyed some San Francisco treats at QB

Patrick Mahomes’ Super Bowl run began with his longtime trainer building a better body

Thanks to our sponsor: Big O Tires

This story was originally published January 24, 2020 at 11:00 AM.

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Blair Kerkhoff
The Kansas City Star
Blair Kerkhoff has covered sports for The Kansas City Star since 1989. He was elected to the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame in 2023.
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