KANSAS CITY, Mo. — His voice was hoarse from yelling, his thirst slaked by celebratory spirits.
And while the 25-degree weather was chilly enough to affect even the most hardened Kansas City resident, the smile on Patrick Mahomes’ face as he sat on his teammates’ shoulders and was hoisted up and down — a custom-made WWE championship belt in his right hand, to boot — made it hard to imagine the best damned quarterback in pro football felt anything other than total satisfaction.
This was Wednesday afternoon, roughly 72 hours after the Chiefs clinched their first Super Bowl title in 50 years.