Winner Patrick Mahomes Captures a Million Hearts With a Gesture to Delight Vulnerable Children
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Undoubtedly, Patrick Mahomes is having an MVP season on the field and could well grab the MVP award at the end of the season. Apart from that, he has also been an MVP off the field. His foundation, ’15 and the Mahomies’ donated around $400,000 to 25 charities last year, which garnered huge attention from the fans. Because of that, he has achieved another prestigious award off the field.
We did it, Chiefs Kingdom!@PatrickMahomes has won the #WPMOYChallenge presented by @Nationwide and $25k will now be donated to @15andMahomies 👏 pic.twitter.com/i8vH5VAynP
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) January 12, 2023
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Notably, Nationwide has been sponsoring the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award (WPMOY) for nine years now. They ran a social media challenge, called WPMOY challenge to crown the winner, who made an impact to improve the lives of other people. Recently, Mahomes won the challenge, and fans could not contain their joy.
Patrick Mahomes won another award and NFL fans feel overjoyed
Earlier, the official Twitter handle of the Chiefs’ posted the news about Mahomes winning the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Moreover, $25,000 will be donated to Mahomes’ foundation, ’15 and the Mahomies’.
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NFL fans, particularly the Chiefs’ fans, showed great appreciation for Mahomes, as one fan called him a superhero.
My favorite super hero is @PatrickMahomes
— Patrick_Mahomes_Zone (@Mahomes_Zone_15) January 12, 2023
Apart from that, many fans congratulated him for achieving the WPMOY Award.
Omg!!!! Yay!!!!!!! So proud of you Patrick!!!!
— Veronica ❤️🏈💛🏈 (@ILuvKCChiefs) January 12, 2023
One more fan wants him to grab the league MVP next.
WPMOY and league mvp my goat 😭
— u (@Christo48876486) January 12, 2023
One fan reminded everyone that the Chiefs have won this award three years in a row.
3 years in a row!!!!!!
— Carson Wendt (@Carsonwendt2) January 12, 2023
Meanwhile, many fans showed love for his family as well.
We love You and your beautiful family! KCMO is very lucky and I hope very appreciative to have you, Brittany, Sterling & Bronze. I love your doggies too and your help with Straffordshire Terriers. Keep up all your good works!
— Gay Houx Britton (@ghtillery47) January 12, 2023
Another fan showed love for Mahomes for doing so much for his community.
Congratulations Patrick! You most certainly deserve it! I’m a big fan living in Ohio, and I can see how much you love your community and they love you right back!
— Clooney Shelton (@deliverthis4u) January 12, 2023
Another fan thinks Kansas City has the rarest jewel in Mahomes.
So, so proud of this fine young man and his family. Kansas City does indeed have the rarest jewel in our community and NFL. May God continue to bless him 🙏 #WPMOYChallenge
— Rebecca Seelinger (@rabbitgirl61) January 12, 2023
On the other hand, one fan asked him to go for the Super Bowl next.
NOW LETS GO FOR THE SUPER BOWL! #ChiefsKingdom
— KingChiefdom (@Bigshippy811) January 12, 2023
It is worth noting that the Chiefs’ players have won this award three years in a row. Other than Mahomes, Travis Kelce won the award in the previous year and Tyrann Mathieu won the award a year before that.
Mahomes reacts after winning the WPMOY Award
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After winning the award, Mahomes said in a press conference, “It is a tremendous honor to win this year’s Charity Challenge… Since before I joined the League, it has been a goal of mine to make a lasting impact on the communities that have given so much to me.”
He further thanked everyone for voting for him and helping his foundation achieve great success over the years. “Together, we are making a lasting impact on kids in underserved communities,” Mahomes added more.
On the other hand, the Chiefs grabbed the overall no.1 seed in the AFC division and will get a bye in the first round of the playoffs. Many experts are predicting the Chiefs vs the Eagles Super Bowl final, which could be a spicey affair.
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Edited by:
Deepika Bhaduri