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Tony Romo says Patrick Mahomes is the future of the quarterback position in the NFL

Patrick Mahomes isn’t playing in the Super Bowl, but he’s still set to arrive in Atlanta later this week for Saturday’s NFL Honors ceremony.

Mahomes, 23, is a frontrunner for the league’s MVP award, a prestigious nod rarely given to a first-year starter.

But Mahomes is different, former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo said Tuesday.

“It’s rare,” Romo said of Mahomes’ MVP candidacy. “It reminds me of Dan Marino, I want to say. I think he threw 48 touchdowns in his second year or first year.

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