Quarterback Patrick Mahomes is one of the rare Kansas City athletes who has also become a national star.
Fans of other NFL teams have expressed their admiration of Mahomes, who has also graced the cover of Sports Illustrated. Television executives have specifically said Mahomes is one reason why NFL ratings are up this season.
It should be no surprise that Mahomes’ agent, Leigh Steinberg, expects that his client soon will be getting more national commercial exposure, too.
“We’re seeing the passing of an older guard as the Eli Mannings and Philip Rivers and Drew Breeses are heading toward the end of their careers,” Steinberg said on the Bloomberg Business of Sports podcast.