Patrick Mahomes Sr., the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, was arrested for an alcohol-related probation violation in Smith County, Texas, according to reports from multiple news outlets.
Mahomes Sr., who is 55, was booked into the Smith Country Jail for allegedly consuming alcohol when it registered on the ankle monitor he was wearing as part of his parole arrangement, according to Smith County District Attorney Jacob Putman, who told KLTV about the arrest and the incident behind it.
His probation is a result of his third DWI arrest in February 2024, when Mahomes Sr. registered a blood alcohol level content of 0.23 when he was pulled over by a police officer in Tyler, Texas. The arrest occurred just over a week before the Mahomes Jr. led the Chiefs to a win over the San Francisco 49ers that year.
Mahomes Sr. had another incident the following August of last year when he pled guilty to driving while intoxicated and agreed to five years of probation and a year of “intense supervision,” according to local Texas news station KETK.
He faces a possible 10-year prison sentence if he’s fond guilty of violating his parole, according to CBS 19, but a related report from the Kansas City Star indicated that no date has been set for a hearing.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback last spoke out about his father’s situation back in August during an episode of ESPN’s original series, “Chiefs Kingdom.”
"It was during that Super Bowl. It became a story, and so, I had to answer questions about it," Mahomes recalled. "I think just knowing that it hurt me woke him up to know that like, you can't keep doing the same things.”
Mahomes Sr. also spoke out about that incident in the series, saying it was “the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever been through in my life,” and he also apologized to his son for taking the Chiefs quarterback away from his time and focus.
Before Mahomes Sr. became famous as the father of the Kansas City quarterback, he had a successful career as a major league pitcher. He played from 1992-2003, beginning his career as a starter in the Minnesota Twins farm system, and Mahomes Sr. also pitched for the Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates.
He was at least partially responsible for his son’s success, which adds to the pain behind this particular story.
As soon as he came out, he's had a ball in his hand," he said of his son. "I don't know if he thought he was going to be a professional athlete, but he always lived his life like he was going to be one."
Attempts were made to contact Mahomes Sr. for comment yesterday, but he couldn’t be reached immediately.