11/26/2025
When the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Dallas Cowboys on Thursday, the Thanksgiving game will not only represent a homecoming for Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, but he also will face the team for whom he grew up rooting.
Mahomes was born in Tyler, Texas, which is about 100 miles from Dallas, and played football at Whitehouse High in Texas before starring at Texas Tech.
When Mahomes became a football fan in junior high, he started rooting for his father’s favorite team — the Cowboys and quarterback Tony Romo.
“I obviously watched a ton of Cowboys,” Mahomes said. “I watched Tony play a ton. It’s been cool to get to meet him now just because he was the quarterback that I grew up watching. There was a lot of good times watching those games with my family. It’s definitely going to be surreal being able to play them at the stadium that I watched them play.”
