A billboard for The University of Kansas Health System along Interstate 29 approaching Missouri Western State features Chiefs players. Prominent in the ad is a player with one game of NFL experience.
That is the profile of quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who after a year of mostly resisting offers to accentuate his brand figures to take advantage of his celebrity. So does his team.
Training-camp draw, ticket seller and team front man ... all of those roles await Mahomes, along with outside offers.
“All those people want to be associated with Pat are talking to us,” said Chiefs president Mark Donovan, who oversees the team’s business operations.