{"id":239738,"date":"2025-07-27T08:07:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/239738\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T08:07:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T08:07:22","slug":"patrick-mahomes-amazes-kansas-city-chiefs-fans-with-secret-hidden-talent-nothing-he-cant-accomplish","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/239738\/","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes amazes Kansas City Chiefs fans with secret hidden talent &#8211; &#8216;nothing he can&#8217;t accomplish&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PATRICK MAHOMES has left Kansas City Chiefs fans stunned after his hidden talent was revealed.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback and the rest of his team-mates are in a training camp at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph ahead of the new season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, at training camp.\" height=\"680\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"AP\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8a1b3cae-4e18-4ac9-a14a-683769576734.jpg\" data-caption=\"Patrick Mahomes showed off his punting skills at the Chiefs' training camp\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/8a1b3cae-4e18-4ac9-a14a-683769576734.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes showed off his punting skills at the Chiefs&#8217; training campCredit: AP<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes signing autographs for fans.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Reuters\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kansas-city-chiefs-quarterback-patrick-1011629719.jpg\" data-caption=\"Fans were left shocked and have demanded Mahomes gets a dual role\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/kansas-city-chiefs-quarterback-patrick-1011629719.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Fans were left shocked and have demanded Mahomes gets a dual roleCredit: Reuters<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/andy-reid\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Andy Reid<\/a>&#8216;s players will be desperate to get back to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/super-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl<\/a> after losing to the Philadelphia Eagles in the showpiece back in February.<\/p>\n<p>They have been hard at work in practice, so fans were shocked to see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/patrick-mahomes\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mahomes<\/a> showing off his punting rather than his passing skills.<\/p>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1948185362607571170\" rel=\"nofollow\">video p<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Chiefs\/status\/1948185362607571170\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"posted to social media (opens in a new tab)\" rel=\"nofollow noreferrer noopener\">osted to social media<\/a> by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/kansas-city-chiefs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chiefs<\/a>, their main man expertly fires the ball downfield with pinpoint accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>He was hilariously dubbed &#8220;Puntrick Mahomes&#8221; by the team&#8217;s official account.<\/p>\n<p>And fans could not believe Mahomes has a solid punt in his armoury, with one saying: &#8220;There is nothing he cannot accomplish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A second wrote: &#8220;Bout a four second hang time, kicked it from roughly the 20 to the opposite roughly 25. Not bad.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another added: &#8220;Let him be both the punter and QB.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/antonio_chiefs\/status\/1948186478367965433\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<p>A third worried: &#8220;I don\u2019t need my QB stubbing his toe in practice.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>But fans should not be surprised by Mahomes&#8217; talents as special teams coordinator Dave Toub previously revealed he could punt in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Toub said in 2023: &#8220;Believe it or not, No.15 [Mahomes] is our backup punter.<\/p>\n<p>Andy Reid breaks down in tears in unseen footage after Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 brutal Super Bowl loss to Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He could do it. He shows me all the time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You know, he\u2019s out there going on Saturdays, hitting punts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He can do it all that guy. It is unbelievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>It is unlikely that Mahomes will ever kick in a match, however, as Matt Araiza and Eddie Czaplicki are the designated punters.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes reportedly last punted during a game while at Whitehouse High School in Texas.<\/p>\n<p>NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">(All times ET)<\/p>\n<p>Thur 4 Sept<br \/>8.20 pm &#8211; Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n<p>Fri 5 Sept<br \/>8pm &#8211; Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n<p>Sun 7 Sept<br \/>1pm &#8211; Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons<br \/>1pm &#8211; Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns<br \/>1pm &#8211; Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts<br \/>1pm &#8211; Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots<br \/>1pm &#8211; Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints<br \/>1pm &#8211; Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets<br \/>1pm &#8211; New York Giants at Washington Commanders<br \/>1pm &#8211; Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars<br \/>4.05 pm &#8211; Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos<br \/>4.05 pm &#8211; San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks<br \/>4.25 pm &#8211; Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers<br \/>4.25 pm &#8211; Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams<br \/>8.20 pm &#8211; Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n<p>Mon 8 Sept<br \/>8.15 pm &#8211; Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears<\/p>\n<p>He is said to have done so 29 times with a 37.8 yard average.<\/p>\n<p>Mahomes is using <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/14818362\/patrick-mahomes-kansas-city-chiefs-super-bowl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Super Bowl heartbreak as motivation<\/a>, saying at the training camp: &#8220;It kind of helps you out on some of those extra workouts that you don&#8217;t want to do.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It keeps that in your mind.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He added: &#8220;You always have to get better.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s something that people lose track of when you have success.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We didn&#8217;t win that last game, but we had a lot of success last year.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think sometimes people want to be stagnant.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They want to go out there and do it over again. We have to get better.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/nfl\/3410506\/patrick-mahomes-chiefs-training-camp-punter-stats-backup\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PATRICK MAHOMES has left Kansas City Chiefs fans stunned after his hidden talent was revealed. 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