In an exclusive interview with Us Weekly, Mahomes’ barber, DeJuan Bonds, said the quarterback’s polarizing haircut happened on February 11, less than 48 hours after the Chiefs’ drubbing at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on February 9.

Mahomes told AOL in 2019 that the hairstyle was the result of a friendly bet with a buddy when he was younger. They each grew out their hair and wanted to see who would go the longest before finally cutting it. “As I grew it out, I realized that I actually liked it a lot,” Mahomes told AOL Sports. “So, I kept it going.”

Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid's Kansas City Chiefs were handed a brutal loss by the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, which is why they're hoping to bounce back in the 2025 NFL season. The Philadelphia Eagles stole the show in Super Bowl LIX,

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes really wanted to switch up his look after the football season came to a close. Thanks to his barber, however, he didn't go overboard. Mahomes' fresh fade made its official Instagram debut in a joint post with his wife,

The end of the 2024 NFL season marked the end to a familiar haircut for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. For years and years Mahomes sported a taper-fade mohawk. His haircut was so iconic that you could recognize him in a crowd of people simply by looking at his hair.

After Patrick Mahomes' new haircut proved more divisive than Keri Russell's on Felicity, the barber of the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback revealed it was supposed to be even more extreme. DeJuan Bonds,