Getty Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes is all about promoting professional sports in Kansas City, Missouri. He’s a part owner of the Kansas City Royals of the MLB and KC Sporting of the National Women’s Soccer League, both of which reside in Kansas City, along with being the QB for the city’s NFL team.
It appears that Mahomes is yet again trying to extend Kansas City’s reach — and potentially his own reach — in the sports world. On May 17, Mahomes wrote on Twitter, “KC coyotes has a nice ring to it! @NHL what y’all think? @tmobilecenter. ”
KC coyotes has a nice ring to it! @NHL what y’all think? @tmobilecenter
Along with coming up with a team name, Mahomes also seemingly offered a sensible home stadium for the team — the T-Mobile Center.
In 1972, Kansas City was awarded an NHL franchise for the first time ever. The team name was called the Scouts and Kemper Arena was built to be their home. But after financial problems arose, the team relocated after just two seasons to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, the team relocated again to New Jersey and became the New Jersey Devils.
So, if Kansas City were to somehow get an NHL team, it would end a nearly 50-year streak of not having one. And Patrick Mahomes is one of the people that could help make it happen.
According to Forbes’ annual measure of the world’s highest-paid athletes, Mahomes is 24th on that list after earning $59.3 million from May 1, 2022, to May 1, 2023. $39.3 million of that was earned from “one-the-field earnings,” meanwhile $20 million was earned through “off-the-field earnings.”
Twitter Reacts to Patrick Mahomes’s Tweet
Twitter users reacted to Patrick Mahomes calling on the NHL to award Kansas City a franchise.
“With the NBA returning being a considerable long shot, this man, the city’s biggest ambassador at the moment, is trying his best to persuade a new pro team to join downtown KC,” Nate Taylor of The Athletic wrote.
“Last time I remember Patrick saying something like this, we ended up with a Whataburger in every corner of the metro,” Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest wrote.
“I won’t switch allegiances from the [Colorado Avalanche]… and KC teams are regularly my rival… but if you want a city that will love and support anything you put in front of it, it’s Kansas City,” another user wrote.
“If he brings the NHL to KC, can we just retire his number now. Not having a local team is why I don’t really care for NBA or NHL. Just need that #MahomesMagic,” another user wrote.
Chiefs 2023 Free Agency Tracker
Here is a list of the players the Chiefs have signed during free agency thus far (excluding undrafted rookies), along with their contracts according to Over The Cap:
- OT Jawaan Taylor (4 years, $80 million)
- DE Charles Omenihu (2 years, $20 million)
- S Mike Edwards (1 year, $3 million)
- LB Drue Tranquill (1 year, $5 million)
- DT Tershawn Wharton (1 year, $2 million)
- OL Nick Allegretti (1 year, $2.5 million)
- OL Prince Tea Wanogho (tendered)
- TE Jody Fortson (tendered)
- QB Shane Buechele (tendered)
- DT Derrick Nnadi (1 year, $1.2 million)
- TE Blake Bell (1 year, $1.1 million)
- DT Byron Cowart (1 year, $1.08 million)
- DT Phil Hoskins (1 year, $940,000)
- S Deon Bush (1 year, $1.3 million)
- WR Richie James (1 year, $1.2 million)
- WR Justin Watson (2 years, $3.5 million)
- QB Blaine Gabbert (1 year, $1.1 million)
- RB Jerick McKinnon (1 year, $1.16 million)
- OT Donovan Smith (1 year, $3 million)
- OT Sebastian Gutierrez (1 year, $870,000)
- CB Lamar Jackson (1 year, $940,000)
- DT Matt Dickerson (1 year, $1.08 million)
- DT Chris Williams, (1 year, $940,000)
Here are the former Chiefs players that remain free agents:
- DE Frank Clark
- DE Carlos Dunlap
- DT Brandon Williams
- LB Darius Harris