Patrick Mahomes really can do everything. That includes teaching, according to his private quarterbacks coach. Jeff Christensen saw this last summer, when Mahomes invited all his targets—several of whom were new to the Chiefs’ roster—to Fort Worth, Texas, where they’d train together to erase any concerns that the offense might not coalesce this season.
Christensen was there, but he didn’t run the sessions; that was intentional. Mahomes and Kelce did. “They became the teachers,” Christensen says.
Mahomes, for instance, would instruct his teammates on what he saw in certain coverages, where they should go, how they might shake their defender and the precise spot where he hoped to throw the football. He helped them understand his distinct, electric style of quarterback play. Kelce pointed out examples, in real time, on the field where they practiced. All would be applied to the upcoming season.
