SportsBeat KC: Patrick Mahomes on long-term deal, and Dr. LDT on pandemic’s front line
.jpg "Quarterback (15) Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates during the NFL Super Bowl 54 football game between the San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Feb. 2, 2020, in Miami Gardens, Fla. The Kansas City Chiefs won 31-20. (AP Photo/Jeff Lewis)")
What does Patrick Mahomes think of the fifth-year option exercised by the Chiefs on his contract earlier this week, and of the possibility of signing an extension? Also, how much contact does Mahomes have with former teammate Alex Smith? Mahomes addressed those topics and more with reporters Friday and the responses are here, on this episode of the daily SportsBeat KC podcast.
Also, there’s an NFL player on the front lines of combating the COVID-19 coronavirus, and it’s Chiefs guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who owns a doctorate in medicine. Dr. Duvernay-Tardif is working in a long-term care facility in his native Quebec, and we hear about his challenges in dealing with the pandemic while maintaining a virtual workout routine.
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Chiefs exercise fifth-year option on Patrick Mahomes
In Laurent-Duvernay Tardif, Chiefs have the most interesting man in the NFL