Overview
- Adidas posted the Thanksgiving-themed clip on Nov. 26, showing Mahomes at a holiday table squeezing ketchup onto a turkey leg before the screen reads “Happy Thanksgiving” with the Adidas logo as candles blow out.
- Comments across social platforms ranged from mockery to defense of the choice, with some users joking about game outcomes and others noting turkey can be dry.
- Fans’ conjecture about possible tie-ins with other ketchup brands surfaced online, but such connections remain unconfirmed.
- Mahomes has repeatedly discussed his fondness for ketchup, recalling childhood “ketchup sandwiches” and saying he still puts it on foods like steak and mac and cheese.
- Coverage of the ad comes as reports highlight an Adidas multi-year extension keeping Mahomes as the face of Adidas U.S. Football with a planned golf line, and as he prepares to face the Cowboys on Thanksgiving at AT&T Stadium for the first time in his career.