Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes has a chance to win his third Super Bowl championship in just six seasons as a starter, which would put him well on pace to pass the seven Super Bowl titles that Tom Brady won during his 23-year NFL career. But Mahomes doesn’t want to think about that comparison just yet.
Even though Patrick Mahomes is well on his way to potentially challenging Tom Brady for the title of greatest of all time, he had a pretty clear message to Brady ahead of Super Bowl LVIII that he’s not going to entertain that conversation until he gets closer to Brady’s mark.
“I mean, I’m not even close to halfway, so I haven’t put a lot of thought into it,” Mahomes said according to Pro Football Talk. “Your goal is to be the best player you can be. And I know I’m blessed to be with a lot of great players around me. And so, right now, it’s doing whatever I can to beat a great 49ers team and try to get that third ring.
“And then if you ask me that question in like 15 years, I’ll see if I can get close to seven. But seven seems like a long ways away still.”
Regardless of what happens on Sunday, Mahomes seems well-positioned to challenge Brady’s seven Super Bowl rings. We’ll just have to wait several more years – maybe decades – to see if it ultimately happens.
