Patrick Mahomes discusses why he got viral haircut, reflects back on NFL Draft experience

It was time for a change for Patrick Mahomes Back in February after years of sporting his signature curly Mohawk Mahomes changed it up by shortening the top a ton going with a simple cropped style with a fade on the side Mahomes' barber DeJuan Bonds declared he thought frustration kicked in but Mahomes explained he had definitely kept the look more so because of superstition CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM I ve longed to do it for a while but it was kind of one of those superstitions I kept winning the Super Bowl which is a good thing but I didn t want to cut the hair while I was doing it Mahomes recounted the media on Thursday But whether they won another Lombardi Trophy or not it was time to change it up no matter what I communicated everybody during the season that win or lose if we win three in a row or if we lose I m getting a haircut like that s enough I m very excited I ve looked at specific videos from last year and I can t believe all you guys let me keep that nappy hair for so long like I look way better now with the short hair so I ll be keeping this going forward ASHTON JEANTY REVEALS ROGER GOODELL GREETING PLAN AT NFL DRAFT DISCUSSES HOW HIS BATTLE TRANSLATES TO NFLMahomes had his old look eight years ago when he was gearing up for the NFL Draft The th pick of the NFL Draft reflected back to his draft day which he admitted he was nervous about I get to spend it back at home I was very we were talking about it certainly the present day when we were throwing with particular of the guys I was very excited to be able to spend it with the people that I grew up with and the people that deduced in me Being able to get drafted by the Chiefs and the company that I requested to draft me and draft me th overall it was super exciting You re so nervous all day long I remember I played a round of golf in the morning I don t remember one shot from that golf round You re just trying to keep your mind off of it Then you live out your dream and you find out where you re going to go I got to do it with those people that were special to me and that s a moment that I ll have and they ll have for the rest of our lives His Chiefs will pick st overall after falling short of a Super Bowl threepeat Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter