The first time Philip Rivers saw Patrick Mahomes fling passes as an opponent, Rivers talked like he’d just seen the NFL’s next great quarterback.
“He has a chance to be really, really, really, really good,” Rivers said after Mahomes led the Chiefs past the Chargers in the 2018 season opener.
Rivers being no dummy about football, it was an ominous comment, in retrospect, for the Chargers quarterback and his team.
Mahomes, a Texas Tech alum who reminded Chiefs coach Andy Reid of Brett Favre as a young gunslinger, was quick to become what Rivers said he someday could be.