Patrick Mahomes to be featured on Peyton Manning’s show, along with 10,000 Superballs
It won’t exactly be “It’s A Wonderful Life” or “Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer,” but Chiefs fans may want to tune in for something special this Christmas season.
Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes will be on ESPN’s “Peyton’s Place” during the holidays, according to the Los Angeles Times.
“Peyton’s Place” stars former Colts/Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning, and he visits with various people. Manning recently was in Kansas City, where he spent time with Mahomes at Arrowhead Stadium.
The Times’ Sam Farmer tagged along and wrote about some of what he saw.
Apparently a helicopter dropped 10,000 Superballs in the Truman Sports Complex, while Mahomes and Manning were about 100 yards away from the point of impact.
It was a Superball that inspired Chiefs founder Lamar Hunt to name the Super Bowl, and in honor of that, CEO/chairman Clark Hunt will appear in the episode with Mahomes.
Farmer wrote: “On a day when the heat outside was climbing to sweltering, the players wriggled into ugly Christmas sweaters for the scene, with Manning ‘repping’ his Denver Broncos and Mahomes the Chiefs. Clark Hunt, who now owns the Chiefs, likewise donned a team sweater to elaborate on his dad’s role in naming the Super Bowl.”
Mahomes shared a photo of himself with Manning on his Insta story.
“It was even crazier than I thought,” Mahomes told Farmer. “It was a cool experience, and I got to do it with a Hall of Famer like Peyton Manning. Those balls surprised me. I thought they might hurt a little bit, but it worked out well.”
This story was originally published July 27, 2022 at 8:03 AM.
