Patrick Mahomes’ mother, Randi Mahomes, announced on Instagram on Friday that the quarterback’s grandfather is in hospice.
“My dad is in hospice and I am lost for words,” the mother wrote in the post.
Randi added to her post the Bible verse Colossians 3:20, which in the Bible says “Children, obey your parents in everything, for this pleases the Lord.”
Randi previously announced that her father was in the hospital in mid-September.
“Prayer warriors please pray for my dad. He is in the hospital and he is not well his name is wrote in x On September 14. A few days later, he made an Instagram post that said, “This is how I fight my battles. If you’re watching this, take a moment and pray for my dad now.”
Now, the news that Mahomes’ grandfather is in hospice comes just days before Mahomes leads the Kansas City Chiefs against the Buffalo Bills in the AFC championship game, as the quarterback looks to become the first in history to win three consecutive Super Bowls.
The news also comes just under two weeks after Mahomes and his wife Brittany welcomed their third child into the world, when daughter Golden Raye was born on January 12.
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For Mahomes, a historic season has also been one of constant family chaos. His grandfather being placed on hospice shortly after the birth of his third child is just the latest unfortunate development for his family over the past year.
In March, his brother Jackson Mahomes was sentenced to six months of probation for allegedly assaulting a woman. Jackson pleaded guilty to a single misdemeanor charge of battery. The sentencing came just months after prosecutors dismissed three felony charges of aggravated sexual assault related to allegations that he grabbed a woman by the neck and kissed her against her will.
Then in August, Brittany was thrust into the center of a national political controversy and faced a barrage of online attacks from liberals after she simply liked a post on President Donald Trump’s Instagram. Screenshots of her went viral, and she faced so much backlash that she had to address the controversy multiple times in other Instagram posts.
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The controversy surrounding Brittany was elevated due to her widely publicized friendship with Taylor Swift, as Swift is a Democrat who endorsed Kamala Harris in the recent election. Swift was seen sitting separately from Brittany at Chiefs Games this year after they were often seen sitting together last season, which only fueled controversy and conversation about their political differences.
Trump himself pushed the Mahomes family further into the national political conversation before the election when he acknowledged Brittany’s support and thanked her on social media and in a Fox & Friends interview on September 11, as Mahomes was forced to submit questions on the topic to Reporters later that day.
Randi also waded into controversy when he announced his support for Trump at the Chiefs’ game against the Buccaneers on Nov. 4, just one day before the election. Randi invited some criticism of her and the rest of the family from liberals on social media for their support of Trump, but never acknowledged the backlash like Brittany did.
Meanwhile, Mahomes’ father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., received a prison sentence and five years’ probation in late September for driving under the influence in February. He was sentenced to 10 days in jail, followed by a five-year probation period, and will be subject to “intense supervision” during the first year of his probation, according to KCTV in Kansas City.
He also had his driver’s license suspended for a year and must continue AA courses and will have a breathalyzer ignition device installed in his car.
For the Chiefs quarterback, all of these distractions took place in what was, statistically, the worst season of his NFL career as a starter.
Mahomes posted career-highs in passing yards and touchdowns while missing the Pro Bowl for the first time since taking over the starting job in 2018.
FILE – Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes chews on his mouthguard during warmups before an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, file)
However, this did not stop Mahomes from doing enough to lead the Chiefs to the best record they have ever had, with an astonishing 15-2 regular season record. Despite struggling in the passing game, Mahomes did enough each week to ensure his team won all but one game he started, all while facing numerous family distractions.
The only loss Mahomes suffered for the Chiefs this year came against the team he will play on Sunday, when the Bills beat the Chiefs 30-21 on November 17. The Chiefs’ second loss came in the final game of the regular season when Mahomes sat out to avoid injuries with nothing to gain in the standings.
Now, with his grandfather in Hospice, Mahomes will take the field for a rematch against the Bills on Sunday with a chance to lead his team to a third straight Super Bowl as he looks to limit a turbulent but resilient year.
