As troubling details surface, Patrick Mahomes talks about his father’s arrest.
According to a police affidavit obtained by the New York Post on Monday, Sr. struggled in repeated sobriety tests while driving while intoxicated.
He was also found to have an open 16-ounce beer.
As his son attempts to win his third Super Bowl as the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, the elder Mahomes has now established himself as one of the game’s off-field narratives, albeit an unwanted one.
On Monday, the younger Mahomes spoke briefly on the matter, stating that his father was “doing good” but without adding much more.” “I’ll keep it within the family because it’s a family matter.” All I have to say is that,” he said to the press.
When Patrick Mahomes Sr. was stopped in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, the Post said that the Smith County Sheriff’s Office’s investigation revealed that he had displayed signs of intoxication during tests for eye tracking, walking in a straight line and turning, and standing on one leg.
The arresting officer said, “I felt Patrick was impaired to a perceptible degree while operating a motor vehicle in a public place.”
Mahomes Sr. told police he drank a few beers while watching sports at a nearby tavern. He is currently being held on $10,000 bail following at least his third DWI arrest. According to the AP, he was given a 40-day jail sentence for a prior DWI in 2019.
Should the former pitcher for the Minnesota Twins and New York Mets be found guilty of the third-degree felony accusation, he could spend as much as ten years in state jail.
The quarterback’s father’s tearful on-field embrace following his first Super Bowl victory went viral in 2020.
