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WATCH: Patrick Mahomes shows off fake behind-the-back pass

Patrick Mahomes gave Kansas City’s defense fits with this fake behind-the-back pass at a practice during #Chiefs training camp.

Patrick Mahomes has a knack for making the difficult passes look easy, and after his latest demonstration of passing prowess at training camp, Kansas City Chiefs fans would be wise to keep a close eye on him.

During one of Kansas City’s practice sessions this week, Mahomes made defenders look silly with a fake behind-the-back pass that helped him find space outside of the pocket during drills.

The play was caught on video and posted to Twitter by user @EddieHigh, who got a great look at Mahomes’ outstanding moves from the sideline at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph.

Though Mahomes hasn’t worked any behind-the-back passes into action during a live game, the prospect that he could was clearly enough to keep the Chiefs’ defenders guessing.

The reigning Super Bowl MVP may be tempted to try his luck with an unorthodox throw or two if sees the field during the preseason.

WATCH: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes practices behind-the-back throw

Next up in Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ arsenal: The behind-the-back throw.

The next crazy throw in Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes’ bag of tricks has been revealed.

We’ve seen him break out the no-look pass, the left-handed toss, the sidearm throws and everything in-between. What we haven’t yet seen is the highly-touted behind-the-back pass. We knew that it was in his arsenal when he toyed around with the throw during the 2019 training camp, but it looked unrefined. It certainly didn’t look like something that he could do successfully on gameday.

He practiced it as the season went on and ahead of the Super Bowl, NFL Network’s James Palmer polled some of his teammates about the throw.

“[Mahomes] tries it all the time because he keeps lobbying for coach Reid to put it in the system,” Chiefs QB Chad Henne said. “He tells coach Reid, ‘I can option this way and then throw it back this way’, and I’m like, ‘Ahhh, let’s just take care of the ball.'”

“He can get it downfield a good 20 yards and he’s pretty accurate, too, honestly,” Chiefs WR Demarcus Robinson said.

Now during the 2020 offseason, Mahomes is practicing the behind-the-back pass again during his offseason training. It has certainly improved since 2019 training camp and is looking as sharp as it ever has.

While this play might not yet be installed in the Chiefs’ offense, the guiding philosophy that Reid and Mahomes have lived by since Mahomes entered the league is, “Nothing’s impossible until we make it impossible.”

Could we perhaps see Mahomes break out the behind-the-back throw this season?

Don’t count it out.

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