Overview
- Appearing on The Tonight Show on October 26, Rodriguez said he told a 10-year-old Mahomes that baseball was “where the money is” and joked he is glad the quarterback ignored him.
- Rodriguez met Mahomes as a clubhouse regular in 2001 when Rodriguez and Pat Mahomes Sr. were Texas Rangers teammates.
- Mahomes chose football, was drafted 10th overall by the Chiefs in 2017, and has won three Super Bowls along with multiple major awards.
- Business Insider notes Mahomes signed a 10-year, $450 million extension in 2020 and reworked the deal in 2023 to secure $210.6 million through 2026.
- Before focusing on football, Mahomes excelled in baseball, played in the 2010 Junior League World Series, and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers as a teenager.