The Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive linemen will have had to have been great, not bad, because Santa Mahomes gifted each of them a custom four-seater golf cart for Christmas.
The golf carts had the lineman’s last call and jersey number.
“They enjoyed it,” quarterback Patrick Mahomes said. It’s that part of the year and they do a lot for me. So I’m going to take care of them too. “
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The Chiefs have thirteen offensive linemen on their roster, adding 3 on the practice squad. So Mahomes bought a product valued at about $165,000.
That is, Mahomes necessarily spent that amount.
It rewarded a unit that has largely kept its jersey blank despite some recent injuries in the left position. Mahomes has only been fired 21 times, and 28 quarterbacks have received more than that.
A golf enthusiast who has played in Capital One’s The Match golf event on TNT the last two years, Mahomes owns a Club Car model himself, which he loves.
“I thought, ‘Man, that’s cute,'” Mahomes said. I thought I’d give them anything I liked. “
Only a few offensive linemen play golf, but that’s why Mahomes opted for a four-seat style that allows them to walk around the community with friends and family, as well as the streets.
“I feel more comfortable,” Mahomes said, “rather than the comfort of being on the golf course. “
This is the only December expense for the star quarterback.
The NFL fined him $50,000 for his reaction after referee Kadarius Toney’s offside, which nullified a potential game-winning landing against the Buffalo Bills two weeks ago.
Always a stand-up player, Mahomes indicated he understood why the NFL took action.
“Obviously, I had a marginal blast, and everybody saw it,” Mahomes said. “I got the ticket, and now you just have to live with the consequences, be informed and be bigger and try not to let it happen again. “
In fact, Mahomes can receive the fine and the gifts.
He has the NFL’s largest contract at 10 years and $450 million in value. It is the most lucrative contract in the four major sports before Shohei Ohtani’s new 10-year, $700 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers surpassed it.
Defensive stalwart Chris Jones, who has one year left on his contract and missed the first week of the season while holding out, has 7. 5 sacks this year. He said he would get Rolex watches for his fellow defense players if he registered at least 10.
“Look, we don’t have Patrick’s contract,” he joked. “I can’t (buy) golf carts for everyone. “