Just ahead of Thursday night’s NFL season opener, NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth made some comments about Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes that left football fans baffled.
Ahead of Kansas City’s Week 1 clash against the Lions, Collinsworth declared the game would be a chance for the nation to “find out how good [Mahomes] really is” with tight end Travis Kelce and defensive lineman Chris Jones unavailable.
“They have no Travis Kelce, no Chris Jones, their second and third best players on this great team. But they have Patrick Mahomes,” said Collinsworth. “And I think America’s about to find out how good he really is.”
Mahomes, a two-time Super Bowl champ and two-time NFL MVP, is anything but an unknown across the league, and NFL fans on social media had plenty of jokes after Collinsworth’s curious take.
"I think America is about to find out how good he really is."- Cris Collinsworth on 2-time NFL MVP and 2-time Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes pic.twitter.com/N734Do71FV
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 8, 2023
Excited to learn more about this Patrick Mahomes guy. https://t.co/e0sjrGxLKA
— Josh Peterson (@joshtweeterson) September 8, 2023
Mahomes really flew under the radar in the Super Bowlnlast year, BUT NOT TONIGHT BABY! https://t.co/Va5OPldCk5
— John Stolnis (@JohnStolnis) September 8, 2023
No one really knows that Mahomes is good https://t.co/fjnekPF8Y4
— Danny Small (@dwsmall8) September 8, 2023
We are NOW finding out how good Patrick Mahomes is???? Is this a bad Collinsworth body double? He is brilliant, the best player in the league, headed for a historic career and everyone on the planet already knows this information, minor point. https://t.co/pCM9wXYd9n
— Chad Hartman (@ChadHartmanShow) September 8, 2023
True. I’m totally in the dark about this … Mahomes is it? https://t.co/nEIZJLZLXM
— Joe Flint (@JBFlint) September 8, 2023
lol I had a similar thought. https://t.co/LvZ2bOH3vk
— Carrington Harrison (@cdotharrison) September 8, 2023
Oh thank goodness. I've been wondering how good he really is for a while now... Finally about to find out. https://t.co/4Cr1FFHERY
— Sam Franco (@samjfranco) September 8, 2023
Breaking news: Mahomes is good at football https://t.co/KOnO7eWvlC
— Tanner Harris (@tanner_harris32) September 8, 2023
