The Internet Is Going Crazy Over Patrick Mahomes Sounding Like Kenny Powers

After winning the Super Bowl twice, Patrick Mahomes is still susceptible to getting viral online for the wrong reasons.

The great quarterback of the Kansas City Chiefs is being unfairly compared to the fictitious baseball player Kenny Powers from the sitcom Eastbound and Down by internet pranksters. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! just one day after his nail-biting victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, bringing with him the MVP trophy and stories from the celebration that followed the big win. While Mahomes was regaling Kimmel with the details of the champions’ party, one Twitter user noticed some striking similarities between Mahomes and another party-loving, mullet-sporting sports legend.

The Internet Is Going Crazy Over Patrick Mahomes Sounding Like Kenny Powers

Despite being a Texas native who was reared in the South, Mahomes has been compared to the comedic role played by Danny McBride because of his accent and manner of speech.

Twitter user @Chrisecrowley made a simple observation of one of Mahomes’ recent talk show appearances on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and drew the comparison that spurned tens of thousands of comments and interactions online.

“Yeah, no, so we started off, they actually threw a nice party for us at the hotel,” Mahomes told Kimmel, describing how he celebrated Sunday’s Super Bowl victory. “The Chainsmokers came through, DJ Khaled came through. You can’t beat that man, that’s every genre of music you need right there.”

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“Patrick Mahomes straight up sounds like Kenny Powers,” @Chrisecrowley wrote, and many others agreed.

“The voice thing is directionally right but “the chainsmokers… DJ Khalid… That’s pretty much every genre of music you need” is 100% KP,” wrote journalist Ben Walsh.

he idea picked up some steam leading fans to speculate about what should happen next.

“I would pay exorbitant amounts of money to see a movie where Danny McBride plays an exaggerated version of Patrick Mahomes,” @Lovewasher wrote.

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After @Chrisecrowley’s observation, many commented that they couldn’t unhear it.

Powers is a great admirer of the player, but it’s unclear how Mahomes thinks about the actor who portrays Powers, McBride.

Before Super Bowl LVII, McBride was asked which team he will be rooting for in the stadium. Although McBride’s mother supported the Eagles, her 11-year-old son prefers Mahomes.

“My house is going to be divided because my mom is from Philadelphia and my son is a Mahomes fan,” McBride told Yahoo. “I might just be managing the peace, just trying to keep everybody happy depending on which way this goes.”

This isn’t the first time Mahomes and Powers have been compared. Mahomes’ former Chiefs teammate, Greg Dieter, trolled Mahomes in March 2019. He retweeted another person’s tweet comparing the two, writing, “This is some solid material here @PatrickMahomes.”

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