On game day, most football fans are closely watching the ball and waiting for a touchdown. But when the Kansas City Chiefs are playing, there’s something else that might grab their attention: the chemistry between quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife — who’s always watching from the stands — Brittany Mahomes.
The couple are known to share power PDA on the field, but those familiar with the pair know that their love story began far before Patrick’s NFL career. The football player and Brittany, a personal trainer and former pro soccer player, first started dating in high school. After graduation, they attended different colleges and nurtured their separate athletic careers yet stayed together. In 2022, they solidified their commitment by getting married, and the Mahomes have since expanded their family by welcoming two children together.
Between celebrating game wins and posting family pics on social media, Brittany and Patrick seem to be the perfect couple. However, a red flag emerged in November 2023 when ESPN captured footage of the quarterback appearing to wipe off a kiss from his wife. We dug deeper into the celebrity romance and found other red flags that could spell trouble for the couple’s future.
We’ve all heard of the ill-fated celebrity couple who get married mere months after meeting, only to quickly dissolve their relationship soon after. Rushing into commitment might not be wise, but delaying marriage — as Brittany and Patrick Mahomes did — can signal doubt. “Couples that take a very long time to decide to marry may be hesitating for a good reason,”
Arielle Kuperberg, an associate professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina, Greensboro, and a senior scholar at the Council on Contemporary Families, told The Cut, “or feel pressured to enter marriage with someone they aren’t entirely compatible with because they have been dating for so long.”
According to Kuperberg’s observations, the most successful couples generally wed no later than the four or five-year mark. As for the Mahomes, they waited an entire decade to walk down the aisle. Moreover, they were already (secretly) expecting their first child at the time of Patrick’s proposal, a pregnancy that Brittany later called an “‘oh s**t’ moment” in an Instagram Q&A, per People. While we can’t know exactly what motivated the pair to finally say “I do,” it’s possible the decision was spurred on by the unexpected pregnancy and the pressure to cement their relationship.
