In an interview with Time, Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback Patrick Mahomes revealed when he will retire from the NFL.
Mahomes doesn’t have a specific year in mind for when he will retire, but he will know when the time is.
Mahomes revealed that he will retire as soon as he feels like football is taking away from family time.
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Here’s the full excerpt from Time:
“For now he’s mostly focused on family time. Two days before our interview, he and Brittany took their kids to see Bluey’s Big Play, a live show based on the wildly popular Australian animated series. The characters played a game called Keepy Uppy, which was featured in an early episode of the show and involves keeping balloons from hitting the floor. Mahomes excitedly turned to Brittany: they’re doing Keepy Uppy, he told her. Brittany had no idea what he was talking about. “I’ve been caught watching the show more than my daughter has,” says Mahomes. “You’ve got to be locked in.”
Family may dictate how long Mahomes plays, and shape the verdict on the GOAT debate. “I’ve looked, if I played until Tom [Brady]’s age, my daughter would be 19, 20 years old,” says Mahomes. That would mean missing plenty of youth sporting events and other commitments. “I would love to play that long,” he says. “At the same time, I want to be there for my daughter. If I can do that, I’ll continue to play. But if I feel like it’s taking away from my family time, that’s when I’ll know it’s time to go.”
Plus, Brady made playing until middle age look way too easy. “Tom’s skewed people’s brains on how hard that is to do because of how well he took care of his body,” says Mahomes. “So I’m about to make sure that I get rid of this dad bod if I want to play to 45.””
Mahomes has already firmly thrust himself into the GOAT debate right next to the legendary Tom Brady who played until he was 45 years old.
Brady was 27 years old when he won his third Super Bowl, a New England Patriots victory in 2005 over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Mahomes recently turned 28 when he won his third Super Bowl back in February as the Chiefs defeated the 49ers in dramatic fashion.
While Mahomes is certainly on the right track to contend with Brady as far as Super Bowl championships are concerned, it doesn’t seem like that will be a factor in determining how long Mahomes will play in the NFL.
