Cris Collinsworth is a Patrick Mahomes fan and he doesn’t care who is aware of it.
The “Sunday Night time Soccer” broadcaster basically admitted as a lot throughout an interview on “Up & Adams with Kay Adams” on FanDuel TV on Tuesday.
“Truthfully, I don’t care if anyone thinks I like Patrick Mahomes, as a result of I do. I do just like the man,” Collinsworth advised Adams. “He’s been one of the crucial phenomenal gamers we’ve seen within the league for a protracted, very long time.”
The remark got here as a part of a solution after Adams talked about how some folks have stated Collinsworth goes excessive along with his reward of Mahomes.
He did acknowledge that Mahomes did deserve a number of the blame for the Chiefs’ lopsided loss to the Eagles, 40-22.
“Some. I imply, clearly some,” Collinsworth stated. “He was lacking some throws as properly that have been the basic don’t throw again throughout your physique, which we’ve seen him do a thousand occasions. That’s what he did for the pick-six. He didn’t have first half, he simply didn’t. He not solely needed to be good, he needed to be nice and doubtless couldn’t have even been nice sufficient for him to have received this sport.”
Mahomes completed Sunday’s loss with 21 completions on 32 go makes an attempt for 257 yards and three landing passes, whereas additionally throwing two interceptions.
The Chiefs QB was sacked six occasions for a lack of 31 yards.
Collinsworth, for his half, is properly conscious of the discourse round his perceived Mahomerism, even going so far as to poke enjoyable at himself throughout earlier broadcasts on NBC.
Throughout a December 2023 broadcast, companion Mike Tirico tried to ask him about one thing apart from Mahomes, which Collinsworth made a joke out of.
“There’ll be folks excited I’m not gonna point out Patrick Mahomes. I’ve been studying my Twitter,” Collinsworth stated.