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The real and often unspoken reason Patrick Mahomes is the Steph Curry of football

MIAMI — At this juncture in the two-week build-up to Super Bowl LIV, we’re running low on original adjectives and superlatives to attach to Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

One that has been tossed around plenty is week is “Mahomes is the Steph Curry of football.”

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I think this is spot on, but not for the reasons the people pushing it think it is.

I’ve been fortunate enough to cover Curry during the Dubs’ dynastic run — to see and feel, firsthand, what makes him one of the most important basketball players of all time.