Patrick Mahomes fumes at being put in extraordinary situation on Christmas Day

Patrick Mahomes, the star quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs, has openly expressed his anger over a demanding NFL schedule that includes playing three games in just 11 days. This intense period for Mahomes and his team will see them face an extraordinary game on Christmas Day against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

It’s a rare event for NFL teams to play on a Wednesday, with the previous instance occurring in 2020, and before that, not since 2012 when a clash was moved for TV networks to air Barack Obama’s speech at the Democratic National Convention.

The Christmas Day battle is one of four NFL games set for this festive occasion, but it’s the daunting run-up that concerns Mahomes. His apprehension stems from the tight calendar that has the Chiefs locking horns with the Cleveland Browns on December 15 and then the Houston Texans on December 21.

As the Chiefs look forward to a double Super Bowl surge following Mahomes’ candid revelation, the quarterback doesn’t shy away from sharing his displeasure about the strenuous schedule, admitting: “It’s not a good feeling. You never want to play this amount of games in this short of time. It’s not great for your body. But, at the end of the day, it’s your job, your profession. You have to come to work and do it.

“All you can do is focus on the game. The practice you have that day.

“I try to prepare my body all year long for this stretch. That’s tailoring my workouts, tailoring how you practice and prepare. And the coaches do a great job of taking care of us on the practice field. We practice as hard as anybody, but they know how to dial it back when needed.”

As Christmas Day approaches, the idea of rest might not sit well with Mahomes given his Christian values, which he openly discussed last year: “My Christian faith plays a role in everything that I do.

“I always ask God to lead me in the right direction and let me be who I am for his name. So, it has a role in everything that I do. Obviously, we’ll be on that huge stage in the Super Bowl that He’s given me, and I want to make sure I’m glorifying Him while I do it.”

Chiefs coach Andy Reid also commented on the forthcoming challenges, offering wisdom to his team: “It’s a unique situation. You just have to manage it. It is what it is. You make the best of it.”