Patrick Mahomes confirms rumor about his underwear superstition while on ‘ManningCast’

Shortly after retiring following Super Bowl LVII, former Chiefs quarterback Chad Henne revealed an odd story during an interview with ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Henne said Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes wears the same pair of red underwear for every game.

As in, every single game.

Mahomes joined ESPN’s “ManningCast” for the Broncos-Bills game and was asked about Henne’s story. He confirmed the story is true.

“First, my wife Brittany got them for me, so I’m not throwing you all down, but I have to wear them,” Mahomes said. “At the same time, I threw them on that first season, we had a pretty good season that season.

“I only wear them for game day though, so they’re not too worn down, they’re not like these nasty (underwear), I clean them. I wash them every once in a while at least. I mean if we’re on a hot streak, I can’t wash them, you know? I’ve just got to keep it rolling. As long as we’re winning. I’ll keep the superstition going.”

Numbers game

Mahomes also said the Chiefs spend a lot of time leading up to a game memorizing the numbers of opposing players. That’s because of a recent change that allows more players to wear single digits.