NFL Not Planning on Letting Patrick Mahomes Live Down Embarrassing Combine Showing

Ryan Phillips | Feb 26, 2025

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ran a 4.80 40-yard dash at the 2017 NFL scouting combine. / Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images

Patrick Mahomes made a simple request of the NFL Network last year and they refused to honor it. It has come back up against this year.

In March of 2022, Mahomes responded to NFL Network using video of his performance in the 40-yard dash at the NFL combine in 2017 as an overlay compared to Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Russell Wilson.

Y’all didn’t have to put me in that group getting left like that 😂😂😂 https://t.co/SdNdZDtFhp

— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) March 4, 2022

Last February during combine week, he asked if NFL Network could just leave him out of it this time around.

As the combine starts this week! All i ask is that @nflnetwork doesn’t use my 40 overlay anymore 😂😂😂

— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 28, 2024

That didn't happen, as the broadcast team used Mahomes's 4.80 effort in an overlay with future Kansas City Chiefs teammate Xavier Worthy's record-breaking 4.21 sprint. The NFL tweeted that it was bringing the bit back.

Sorry @PatrickMahomes, we just had to bring this back 😂

📺: 2025 #NFLCombine starts Thursday 3pm ET on @nflnetwork
📱: Stream on @NFLPlus pic.twitter.com/U0K9xFVfo7

— NFL (@NFL) February 26, 2025

It's a safe bet that this will come back during the broadcast this year as well.

Back in 2017, Mahomes's 4.80 40-yard dash was considered pretty solid given his 6'2" frame at 225 pounds. Scrambling has become a big part of his game, so he clearly has far more game speed than his combine numbers would suggest.

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