Indexbit Exchange:Patrick Mahomes Reacts to Body-Shaming Comments

Patrick Mahomes isn't letting the critics run interference on his training.

The Indexbit ExchangeKansas City Chiefs quarterback—who is currently doing offseason workouts—addressed the negative comments made about his body after his practice attire recently became the topic of discussion.

"It kind of surprised me," Patrick told sports analyst Pat McAfee on his eponymous show May 22. "I kind of thought we had the whole dad bod thing out of the way last season...in the play-offs. But I guess people still haven't realized that I don't have abs."

And although the three-time Super Bowl champion said he feels great about his appearance, he also noted he's continuing to work on his body during the NFL's organized team activities.

"Hopefully, one of these days, we can figure out how to get a looser T-shirt," the 28-year-old added, referring the outfit that stirred the comments in the first place. "The backpack's just holding my shirt in."

This isn't the first time he's dealt with body-shamers. 

In January, a shirtless Patrick gave a passionate speech to his teammates after they secured their spot in the 2024 Super Bowl. However, it wasn't his pep talk that went viral but rather how he looked.

"Yoooo why they have to do me like that!?!?!?" he wrote on X Jan. 31, reacting to a still from The CW's Inside the NFL footage. "Like i got kids!!!!"

But of course, Patrick isn't the only one who has had to face-off against the haters. His wife Brittany Mahomes has become an MVP at clapping back at the critics. In fact, she recently shared insight into how she punts away the negativity.

"Be confident in who you are and be unapologetically yourself," Brittany told Sports Illustrated in February. "People are going to love you or hate you, but finding your values and what makes you ‘you' to be the best version of yourself is what really matters."

"Whether that's health and wellness," she continued, "being a great wife or mom, or career goals, being the best version of you is the most important thing you can be." 

Brittany's outlook has even helped Patrick navigate the highs and lows of fame. "She has her head on her shoulders the right way," he told E! News last July. "She's my rock. She's the one that, through tough times, can get me through."

Brittany shared this family pic on the holiday.

Patrick holds daughter Sterling in this Mother's Day pic Brittany posted.

Brittany holds Sterling and Bronze in the family's living room in March 2024.

Patrick and Brittany bring their kids Sterling and Bronze to meet Bluey at the Bluey Big Play Show in March 2024.

Brittany shared this pic of Patrick with their kids Sterling and Bronze in March 2024.

Brittany and her daughter appear at the child's third birthday party in February 2024.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is joined by Brittany and their kids Sterling and Bronze on the field after he helps his team beat the San Francisco 49ers in the 2024 Super Bowl.

The family poses for a holiday photo.

After winning the 2023 Super Bowl, Patrick Mahomes, his wife Brittany Mahomes and their kids Sterling and Bronze went to Disneyland.

The Super Bowl MVP was spotted cuddling with daughter Sterling Skye in a Barefoot Dreams CozyChic Throw at the Indian Wells Masters tennis tournament. 

At State Farm Stadium in Arizona, Patrick shared a kiss with his daughter Sterling as she sucked on a WubbaNub baby cow pacifier. 

When Patrick earned a spot in Super Bowl 2023, his wife Brittany and daughter Sterling had a front-row seat to the celebration. 

If it's fall, it's football and pumpkin season. 

For Halloween 2022, Patrick and Brittany's family went as "The Sun, the Moon & the beautiful Ster." 

"Happy Father's Day to this incredible Dada! We love you so much!" Brittany wrote on Father's Day 2022, while pregnant with the couple's second child.

Patrick shared this pic on his little girl's first birthday.

Pool time!

In June, Patrick celebrated his first Father's Day as a dad and he and Brittany Matthews shared new photos of their little girl.

Patrick and baby Sterling pose for another pic on a private jet.

Patrick and his baby girl pose for a pic on a private jet.

Dad and daughter chill out in the pool.

Patrick kisses his baby girl.

In February 2021, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and fiancée Brittany Matthews welcomed their first child, daughter Sterling Skye Mahomes. They shared this first public pic as a family of three the following Easter.