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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes embraces ‘villain’ role during road games

#Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes told CBS’s Nate Burleson about the satisfaction he gets from playing the villain during a recent interview. | from @TheJohnDillon

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The entire NFL is out to beat the Kansas City Chiefs heading into the 2023 season, and more specifically teams around the league are looking to find ways to contain the otherworldly abilities of quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

As the reigning MVP, Mahomes has given opponents fits since taking over the starting role in Kansas City back in 2018, and after his second Super Bowl win in February, the race is on for teams tasked with facing him during their coming campaigns.

Mahomes sat down with former Seahawks wideout Nate Burleson for an interview that will air on the CBS Mornings program on Monday. The veteran signal-caller expounded on the satisfaction he gets from being an anti-hero when playing on the road.

“I like to be the villain a little bit,” Mahomes explained to Burleson. “Obviously it’s cool at Arrowhead to be the hero and win the games, and be able to host the AFC Championship trophy, but it’s just as fun, no offense to any of my division opponents, to go to their places and win those games. And so… both are great, but even though I have to smile I like being the villain sometimes.”

While other teams and fanbases see Mahomes as public enemy No. 1, Kansas City’s fans certainly think of him as something of a deity after the success he has been able to bring the Chiefs has launched the team into the limelight in recent years.

Though he may be embracing his role as one of the league’s premier outlaws on the road, his legend in the Show Me State will continue to grow with every win he accumulates at home.

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Steve Nash, Nets players speak out on ‘villain’ narrative

The Nets have assembled a historic superteam, and some fans are crying foul.

In the span of three weeks, the Brooklyn Nets went from just being serious contenders to assembling one of the most fearsome – and polarizing – superteams in NBA history. The thought of has players and coaches laughing about the matter; however, it is not stopping them from carrying on business as usual. This also hasn’t stopped the team from addressing the media on being “villains.”

Before the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Blake Griffin said that for the past couples of years all he heard was how “bad” he was. Then he signs with the Nets and all of a sudden people are saying “it’s not fair.” Griffin has a point, it’s not like he’s going crazy. This just shows how quick the narrative can change in the NBA. As he put it, “now people care.”

It was only a matter of time before Steve Nash got in on the fun. Steve Nash highlighted before playing the Timberwolves that “it’s not like we did anything illegal.” When addressing this villain role he said, “I don’t even know what that means.” He has a point. It’s just basketball, not good versus evil. The goal is to win at any cost with your team, that’s it.

Last but not least, the new kid on the block in LaMarcus Aldridge who actually sparked these “villain” remarks lately, chimed in on why the addition of his play won’t be like how it was in the past being that he is older. Which shuts down this “villain” narrative. He said, “I’m not here to be an All-Star — I’m not worried about being an All-Star anymore.” Aldridge didn’t deny that he may have peaks of his All-Star play just like old times though:

“If it happens, it happens.”

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