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Patrick Mahomes Rocked a New Hairdo After Super Bowl Loss and Fans Had Lots of Thoughts

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) takes the field before Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Dramatic life events tend to go hand in hand with newfangled haircuts, and losing a Super Bowl would appear to fall under that category.

A little over a week since being blown out by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes has opted for a fresh new look. Mahomes, who kept his iconic mohawk hairstyle all throughout the 2024 season, switched things up with a shorter cut ahead of the NFL offseason.

NFL fans were quick to notice his striking hairdo in a viral photo of Mahomes attending his grandfather Randy Martin’s funeral service.

The Chiefs quarterback and three-time Super Bowl champ spoke about potentially changing his hairstyle in Netflix’s 2023 docuseries, Quarterback, in which he gave a simple reason for wanting to cut his locks.

“Hair’s gone next year. Going with different hair next year,” Mahomes told his trainer, Bobby Stroupe. “I can’t have two kids and a Mohawk. ‘Cause I gotta be a dad at some point… Imagine being 40 years old with this haircut.”

Fans had lots of thoughts on the new ‘do:

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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Patrick Mahomes Rocked a New Hairdo After Super Bowl Loss and Fans Had Lots of Thoughts.

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