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Patrick Mahomes gave his Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive linemen several lavish Christmas presentsThe gifts included a Hublot watch, a Full Swing KIT, Meta AI Glasses, a Rimowa suitcase and more surprises“Christmas came early for the o-line! Shoutout to QB1 for the gifts,” the NFL team wrote on Instagram
The holidays came early for the Kansas City Chiefs’ offensive linemen this year — thanks to their quarterback, Patrick Mahomes!
The team’s Instagram account shared photos and footage of the players opening their gifts from Mahomes, 30, continuing the tradition from 2024.
“Christmas came early for the O-line! Shoutout to QB1 for the gifts 🎄,” the team captioned the Dec. 19 post.
Photos showed team members including C.J. Hanson, Trey Smith, Esa Pole, Chukwuebuka Godrick, Hunter Nourzad and more walking into a meeting room to find the gifts from Mahomes.
Mahomes gifted his linemen a Hublot watch, some of which can retail for over $40,000. Mahomes serves as a brand ambassador for Hublot.
The quarterback also gifted them a Full Swing KIT, an indoor golf practice kit that analyze swings and takes replay videos that can be viewed from an app, which retail for around $4,000.
Smaller gifts included Beats Studio Pro headphones (on sale for $179.99) and Oakley Meta HSTN AI sunglasses that feature a built-in hands-free camera and can answer questions when prompted with “Hey Meta” (available for $399), along with a customized glasses case with each of their jersey numbers.
Mahomes also gifted each of his teammates a Rimowa aluminum suitcase (the original of which retails for $1,500), and an Aventon e-bike (starting at $1,699), which can connect to various devices.
Videos shared by the Chiefs showed the players goofing around with their new gifts, as they rode the e-bikes down the hallway and tried on their new AI glasses.
The three-time Super Bowl winner has been known to give his teammates lavish gifts as December rolls around each season.
In 2024, exclusive photos obtained by PEOPLE showed their locker room lined with red Yeti Tundra Haul wheeled coolers. The coolers retail for $425 each, and Mahomes opted to fill the cooler with more gifts instead, including Normatec Elite air compression leg attachments by Hyperice, Rolex watches, Lucchese leather boots, Oakley sunglasses, WHOOP bands and products from Adidas’ Black Y-3 line. Two lucky teammates appeared to also receive Louis Vuitton luggage.
Patrick Mahomes (center) on Dec. 14, 2025.
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Mahomes’ gift-giving comes after he sustained two torn ligaments during the Chiefs’ loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last week. He tore two ligaments — his ACL and his LCL — on a play late in the game, while the Chiefs were attempting to score on their final drive and save their season.
After Mahomes was helped off the field, Kansas City failed to score and was mathematically eliminated from the NFL Playoffs for the first time in more than a decade.
The Chiefs’ vice president of sports medicine and performance, Rick Burkholder, told reporters that the “ballpark” estimation for Mahomes’ recovery window is roughly “nine months,” meaning the three-time Super Bowl MVP is aiming to return for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.
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The 2026 NFL season kicks off the week of Sept. 10, according to ESPN.
Mahomes has not spoken with reporters since the injury, but shared a message on social media underscoring his determination to get healthy and back on the field to start next season.
Patrick Mahomes, Rashee Rice and Travis Kelce in August 2025.
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“Don’t know why this had to happen. And not going to lie, it hurts,” Mahomes posted. “But all we can do now is trust in God and attack every single day over and over again.”
Mahomes added: “Thank you, Chiefs kingdom, for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I will be back stronger than ever ⏰.”