Often the family of a star player rises to fame with the star player themself. This phenomenon happened with the Kansas City Chiefs QB, Patrick Mahomes’ brother Jackson Mahomes. Younger Mahomes felt like the black sheep of the family. Since his father is a famous MLB pitcher, Pat Mahomes Sr., and his brother is a star QB, he usually felt overshadowed. But he moved on to become a popular name on the video-sharing platform TikTok.

Understandably, the fans of Jackson Mahomes’ dad and brother would hold him up to a certain standard. For younger Mahomes, living under the shadow of the two great athletes was not an easy ride. And growing up in a family which held sports in such a high regard was difficult for him. The situation changed as he started creating content for TikTok.

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While growing up, people recognized him because of his famous family members. He wanted to make his own identity apart from them. He said, “I’ll never forget the first time that I was at a football game or at a store when people came up to me noticing me as Jackson from TikTok and not just Patrick Mahomes’ brother.” Jackson Mahomes then launched his apparel brand called Unathletic. “I found my most confident self when I realized that it’s OK to be unathletic.” 

How did the brother of Patrick Mahomes create his identity apart from his family?

Surely there may have been a lot of pressure for Patrick Mahomes‘ brother to follow in the steps of his father. And his brother, who is considered a top quarterback in the NFL. Oh, also, he signed a $503 million deal. The first professional American athlete ever to sign such a large sum contract.

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Although Jackson may not have a lot of money at his disposal, he has quite a number of followers on TikTok. He has around one million loyal followers. Before trying to fit in with his family, Jackson played basketball. Even though he played basketball for a long time, he never fell in love with the sport.

Jackson Mahomes is trying his best to emerge uniquely and apart from his Super Bowl-winning brother. But he experienced a lot of moments that did not prove too great for him.

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