CNN —
A superstar NFL subordinate is investing successful the different football – for the 2nd time.
Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes is joining the ownership radical of NWSL’s Kansas City Current, the squad announced Tuesday. Mahomes’ wife, Brittany, co-founded the squad alongside Chris and Angie Long successful December 2020.
Mahomes said successful a statement: “I americium thankful for the accidental to articulation my woman arsenic portion of the Kansas City Current’s ownership team.”
The Super Bowl LIV MVP added: “Brittany and the Longs person done an unthinkable occupation gathering a world-class organization. I americium excited to articulation different championship-caliber nine arsenic it continues to marque history.”
Mahomes, 27, won the NFL’s Most Valuable Player grant successful 2018 connected his mode to Super Bowl glory erstwhile the Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers successful 2020.
He is already a part-owner of the Kansas City Royals franchise successful Major League Baseball and Sporting Kansas City, the city’s Major League Soccer team.
“We are truthful thrilled to marque this a household matter and person Patrick articulation arsenic an owner,” said Brittany Mahomes. “He has been a immense protagonist behind-the-scenes. His passionateness for the Current is undeniable and I americium gladsome that helium volition beryllium with america arsenic we proceed connected our travel to go the champion successful the NWSL.”
Mahomes becomes the archetypal progressive NFL subordinate to person an ownership involvement successful a NWSL franchise.
“Patrick is evidently a once-in-a-generation jock and idiosyncratic who has had an immeasurable interaction connected the Kansas City community,” said Chris and Angie Long. “Working with Brittany has been a blessing. We are elated to present spouse with Patrick too.”
English (US) ·