Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs may be cruising through the 2026 season at 4-0, but the bye week brought some personal news for the quarterback’s family.
Patrick Mahomes Sr., who has been serving seven years of probation after his felony DWI arrest in Texas in 2024, was granted permission to attend games at Arrowhead Stadium, according to ESPN. That said, the court did not approve the full travel request he filed. He had sought permission to attend Chiefs games in Kansas City, Cincinnati and Las Vegas, but the court limited him to home games only.
The documents also said Mahomes Sr. has already completed 160 hours of community service and an outpatient treatment program. Before attending any home games, he will have to take a drug test.
"Patrick Sr. said he understood he would have to submit to urine tests as requested by his probation officer on dates before and after travel on each occasion," per TMZ. "His probation officer told the court that Patrick Sr. had no issues with his SCRAM alcohol monitor device and no issues with drug and alcohol testing."
Kansas City enters its Week 5 bye as the AFC’s only unbeaten team, and the Chiefs are set to return on Oct. 18 against the division-rival Los Angeles Chargers.
On the field, Patrick Mahomes has also been a familiar target for Maxx Crosby, who offered a strange detail this week about what it sounds like when the Chiefs quarterback is getting dragged down.
Crosby and Mahomes have met 14 times since the Raiders selected the edge rusher in 2019, with Kansas City going 12-2 in those matchups. Crosby has still made plenty of noise in the series, piling up 46 combined tackles and 27 solo tackles against the Chiefs.
In their most recent meeting, Crosby logged half a sack on Mahomes, though Kansas City still rallied for a 30-27 win. On Tuesday’s episode of "The Rush with Maxx Crosby," the Raiders defender described the sound Mahomes makes while being tackled.
"Ugh," Crosby imitated the sound, "I don't know, that sounds crazy, but there's no other words (but moan) so you can't really (describe it) pause but yeah."
The Chiefs and Raiders meet again in Week 18, with Mahomes and Crosby’s availability depending on where both teams stand in the playoff picture.
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