Growing up, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was frightened of dogs.
“Until I was in high school,” Mahomes said. “Then I went straight to a pit bull.”
Yes, Mahomes and his girlfriend Brittany Matthews share a pit bull named “Steel.”
Or, “Steel the Pit,” at Matthews calls him.
A Valentine’s Day gift from Mahomes two years ago has turned into the couple’s good buddy. Matthews had Steel as a pup when she lived at home in Tyler, Tex., and Mahomes was in his final season at Texas Tech. They came to Kansas City after the 2017 NFL Draft.