Mahomes' dad: Patrick 'wholeheartedly thought' Bears would draft him

How close was Patrick Mahomes to being a member of the Chicago Bears?

If you ask his father Patrick Sr., his son not only believed he would be a member of the Bears, he wanted to be one.

Mahomes’ father appeared on “The Perkins & Spiegel Show” on WSCR 670 The Score Monday morning and revealed that the Bears informed his son that they would select him with the No. 3 pick in the 2017 NFL Draft.

“He really thought about it because he was told,” Mahomes Sr. said. “Once they traded up and got Mitch [Trubisky], it hurt him. He really did.”

The Bears opted to send four picks to the San Francisco 49ers in order to move up one spot and select Trubisky with the No. 2 pick.

Trubisky spent four seasons in Chicago from 2017 to 2020, where he posted a 29-21 record as the starter while totaling 10,609 passing yards, 64 touchdowns and 37 interceptions. He signed a one-year deal to back up Josh Allen in Buffalo in 2021 and then traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers, where he started five games under center for Mike Tomlin’s team last season.

Meanwhile, Mahomes, who led the Chiefs to a 23-20 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, will now face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII in Arizona (Feb. 12, 6:30 PM ET on FOX and the FOX Sports app).

This marks Mahomes’ third Super Bowl appearance in six NFL seasons. He has led the Chiefs to five consecutive AFC Championship Games and was named the 2018 NFL MVP as well as the MVP of Super Bowl LIV.

“In the end, when they went through and went with Mitch, he was lucky enough to end up with Andy Reid,” Mahomes Sr. said. “Everything went well.”

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