Patrick Mahomes on 'remarkable' run like LeBron James and Michael Jordan, claims NFL analyst
With a win over the Cincinnati Bengals in the AFC Championship Game, Patrick Mahomes proved once and for all that he is the best quarterback in the game. Despite playing on one leg due to a high ankle sprain, Mahomes inspired his team to a huge win against a very good team.
It was a crowning moment for the Chiefs' quarterback, as he got his respect back from everyone associated with the sport. Emmanuel Acho, the former Eagles linebacker who picked the Bengals over the Chiefs, also lauded Mahomes for what he did on Sunday.
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Acho even compared Mahomes to athletes like LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Tom Brady and Derek Jeter. Here's what he said about Mahomes' after the monumental win against the Cincinnati Bengals:
"Patrick Mahomes now needs to enter the conversation of the greatest athletes ever. We're putting him in conversations of the greatest quarterbacks ever and that is great, he obviously is in that conversation."
Acho added:
"But when you start to think about people like Derek Jeter, who went to, I believe, seven World Series in 20 years, when you think about guys like Tom Brady, who obviously has gone to seven in his 23 years,"
"When you think about Michael Jordan, who went to six in 13 years, if you count the Wizards two years, six in 15 years when you think about LeBron James, who went to 10… Then you think about Patrick Mahomes."
He continued:
"Three Super Bowl appearances in five years as a starter, y'all do the math, 60% of the time as a starter he is in the Super Bowl, that percentage is unheard of, that percentage is remarkable., that percentage is literally beyond our own comprehension, yet we're witnessing it."
All the other athletes mentioned were the faces of their respective leagues for the majority of their careers. Similarly, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is currently the face of the league and will be for the foreseeable future.
The Chiefs' No. 15 has altered how quarterbacks play the game, and perhaps he will be able to stack his resume among the other all-time great athletes to whom he is being compared.
Patrick Mahomes needs to win the Super Bowl
Michael Jordan has won six championships during his NBA career, while LeBron James has also won four championships so far. If Mahomes is to belong in the same breath as Jordan and James, he needs to win more championships.
Patrick Mahomes has already been through the agony of losing a Super Bowl and would prefer not to go through it again.
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Mahomes will be very motivated for the Super Bowl against the Philadelphia Eagles. Furthermore, his ankle will improve by then, and there is a strong probability that he will put on a show in Arizona.
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