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Patrick Mahomes had an extremely classy response to winning major ESPY award
The 2024 ESPY Awards came and went on Thursday night, with Serena Williams hosting the prominent event. Highlighted by a Ciara performance, a big dig at Harrison Butker and a heartwarming moment with Steve Gleason, several athletes and teams saw their merits get recognized with awards.
Chief among those recipients was Patrick Mahomes, who took home the ESPY for Best Athlete: Men’s Sports. Following a second Super Bowl triumph in consecutive seasons, the Kansas City Chiefs signal-caller rightfully saw his name called, although he wasn’t actually there in person to accept the award.
Mahomes beat out AL MVP Shohei Ohtani, NHL star Connor McDavid and golf savant Scottie Scheffler for the award. Mahomes clearly was impressed that he could beat out those guys, who had simply incredible years along with him.
It’s the second year in a row that Mahomes has won the award. Considering that the Chiefs improved the receiving corps during the offseason, we could be seeing Mahomes go for a three-peat both in terms of championships and ESPY awards.