CHRIS CANTY believes Patrick Mahomes is in the same class as NBA and NFL royalty – because of his desire to play through injury.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is set to suit up against the Houston Texans despite suffering from a high ankle sprain.
Patrick Mahomes celebrates during the Chiefs win over the Cleveland Browns[/caption]
The NFL star has been compared with NBA legend Michael Jordan[/caption]
Chris Canty made the claims on Friday’s edition of First Take[/caption]
Mahomes limped out of the Chiefs 20-7 win over the Cleveland Browns last Sunday.
The 28-year-old was replaced in the fourth quarter by backup Carson Wentz.
But Mahomes has surprised coach Andy Reid by powering through the pain – and will start against the Texans.
“I’ve been through it with him before, and he amazes me every time he does it,” Reid said of his star QB.
“That guy, he’s so mentally tough. It’s just a mindset he has going into it.
“So where he was a few days ago, yeah, I’d probably say it was a long shot. But he’s done well with it.”
Canty joined Stephen A. Smith and Cam Newton on Friday’s First Take to discuss Mahomes’ remarkable desire to get out on the field.
“This is a situation right now where Patrick Mahomes is the Michael Jordan of the NFL,” Canty declared.
“He is Tom Brady from what we saw over the last two decades.
“If those two players went to their respective head coaches and said they wanted to play, they will play.
“Period. There is no question about it.”
Canty used the infamous ‘Flu Game’ as an example, when Jordan played through illness to inspire the Chicago Bulls to playoff victory in 1997.
“Are we going to claim we didn’t see Tom Brady in the 2020 season playing through a torn MCL?” he added.
“Patrick Mahomes is in that ilk.
Patrick Mahomes’ endorsements
Patrick Mahomes earns over $50 million per season from his Kansas City Chiefs contract.
But the superstar quarterback also cashes in on his brand off the field.
Mahomes has a reported net worth of $70 million.
And that’s in no small part down to some of the brand he endorses.
The Chiefs star is the face of Adidas in the United States and appears in State Farm commercials.
He also pops up on adverts for Subway and Head and Shoulders.
Mahomes also became the face of energy drink Prime, which is owned by Logan Paul and KSI.
“If that dude says he’s going to go out there and play, guess what? He’s going to play.”
“He calls the shots,” added Stephen A.
Mahomes has led the Chiefs to 13-1 on the regular season going into Saturday’s game with the Texans.
Kansas City is targeting a historic threepeat, with no NFL team ever winning three consecutive Super Bowls.
“This may be true although that’s probably still a little premature in that Mahomes is still relatively young and Brady has seven SB wins!!!” wrote one fan on X in response to Canty’s claim.
“He’s the Lebron James of the NFL. Tom Brady is MJ,” countered another.
“Chris told no lies,” said a third.
