Patrick Mahomes holding footballPatrick Mahomes (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)
There weren’t many highlights of the Kansas City Chiefs’ offense last Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers, but Patrick Mahomes surely had one when he used his feet.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback didn’t run out of bounds on his 33-yard run against the San Francisco 49ers last weekend, and that’s caused something of a stir.

During an interview with sportscaster Kay Adams, Hall of Fame defensive end Dwight Freeney said Mahomes was “taking advantage of soft rules” that protect quarterbacks.

Former Philadelphia Eagles center Jason Kelce said on the New Heights podcast that Patrick Mahomes, “if we are being honest, used his ‘quarterbackness’ to his advantage.”

NFL rules today protect quarterbacks from taking big hits anywhere on the field, and that is especially true along the sideline if the player appears to be running out of bounds.

Players tend to let up and Patrick Mahomes seemed to take advantage of it.

Travis Kelce shot back at his brother, defending Mahomes.

“He’s not trying to trick a guy going out of bounds,” the Chiefs superstar said. “I just don’t see Pat doing it.”

Speaking to the media this week, Mahomes made it clear that he was not trying to exploit any loophole in the rules protecting quarterbacks.

“I didn’t believe on that play right there I was really showing like I was going to go out of bounds. I don’t want to ever put a defender in a bad spot. I know that we are all competing,” Patrick Mahomes told reporters.

“When I go out of bounds, I’m going to go out of bounds, I’m not going to try to fake a guy out by using a loophole in the rules. At the time, I was going to cut back and get the first down, and then once I cut back, I was going to do one of those dives for the first down, but I cut back and realized I had a lane to run, so I went down the sideline, and then, I literally ran out of bounds on that exact play.

“When I go out of bounds, I’m going to go out of bounds, and whenever I’m trying to get a first down, I’ll get a first down. I’m not trying to use a loophole or anything in the rules to try to cheat in any way.”

 

Patrick Mahomes Is Playing A Dangerous Game

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes didn’t run out of bounds on his 33-yard run against the San Francisco 49ers last weekend, sparking backlash across the league.

Although he insists he wasn’t exploiting any rules, now defenders will pay extra attention to him when he runs towards the sidelines.

This is already a dangerous game, but all it takes is one guy to throw caution to the wind, light him up, and change him forever.

PHOTOS: The Entire Internet Is Freaking Out After Learning That Patrick Mahomes’ College Football Doppelganger, Dylan Raiola, Has A Younger Brother Who Looks Exactly Like A Certain Someone

Dylan Raiola and his brother Dayton.Dylan and Dayton Raiola (Photo via Twitter)
Everyone had the same observation and resulting joke after finding out Nebraska quarterback Dylan Raiola has a younger brother.

Said sibling is in the news this week, having committed to the Cornhuskers himself, and is expected to be part of the program’s 2026 recruitment class.

Dayton Railoa announced his commitment on Sunday night. He replaced his older brother as the starting QB at Georgia’s Buford High School following his departure for college and has led them to four wins from their first five outings.


Dayton’s commitment makes him the newest Raiola to be associated with the Huskers.

The boys’ father, Dominic Raiola, played for the school from 1997-2000 before going on to spend 14 years with the Detroit Lions in the NFL.

Their uncle, Donovan Raiola, is the current offensive line coach at Nebraska.

Perhaps the most fascinating thing about this is Dayton’s uncanny resemblance to Jackson Mahomes. The observation comes amid widespread talk of Dylan’s similar appearance to Patrick Mahomes, which he’s leaned into by dressing and styling his hair like the Kansas City Chiefs QB.

Dylan Raiola’s Younger Brother Sparks The Jokes Online

Social media had some jokes after fans realized how much Dayton and Jackson look alike.

“We DONT need another Jackson Mahomes 😭,” someone wrote.

“Sucks to be the one like Jackson Mahomes,” another said.

“What kinda sick simulation are we in,” said a third.

“Does he also do things that are legally and morally wrong and the family sweeps under the rug?” a fourth asked.

Well, life can be crazy like that…

But, the way fans see it, it’s okay to look like Jackson Mahomes as long as you don’t act like Jackson Mahomes.

Dylan Raiola’s little brother is already way ahead in that regard, given that he’s a quarterback.