Patrick Mahomes isn’t playing in the Super Bowl, but he’s still set to arrive in Atlanta later this week for Saturday’s NFL Honors ceremony.
Mahomes, 23, is a frontrunner for the league’s MVP award, a prestigious nod rarely given to a first-year starter.
But Mahomes is different, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo said Tuesday.
“It’s rare,” Romo said of Mahomes’ MVP candidacy. “It reminds me of Dan Marino, I want to say. I think he threw 48 touchdowns in his second year or first year.
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