After a Hard-Fought Win, Patrick Mahomes Arrives at the Chiefs’ Facility at 4 A.M. — Only to Find a Rookie Who Got There Even Earlier: “He Was Acting Like That Win Never Even Happened.”
After a Hard-Fought Win, Patrick Mahomes Arrives at the Chiefs’ Facility at 4 A.M. — Only to Find a Rookie Who Got There Even Earlier: “He Was Acting Like That Win Never Even Happened.”
Kansas City, Missouri
The Kansas City Chiefs may have escaped with a narrow victory last week, but Patrick Mahomes wasn’t satisfied. While most of his teammates took a well-earned rest after the grueling matchup, the two-time Super Bowl champion stuck to what’s defined his career — getting back to work before the sun comes up.
According to staff at the Chiefs’ training facility, Mahomes showed up at 4:00 a.m., the Kansas City air still heavy with early-morning fog, ready to push himself again. For Mahomes, the message was simple: every win is just another step, not the finish line.
But as he entered the gym, he stopped in his tracks. The sound of weights clanking echoed across the quiet room, and under the bright lights was a young player — already deep into his workout, dripping with sweat, moving with the focus of someone who hadn’t celebrated at all.
When asked later about that moment, Mahomes smiled and shook his head:
“I showed up early to get ready for the new week, but he… he was already there. Drenched in sweat, full of energy, training like we had just lost, not won. He was acting like that win never even happened. I could see in his eyes the kind of fire this team is built on.”
Word of that early-morning encounter spread quickly through the Chiefs’ locker room — not just as another example of Mahomes’ relentless drive, but as a sign that a new generation of hunger was growing within the team.
And the rookie who managed to beat Patrick Mahomes to the gym that morning — the one whose work ethic made even the franchise quarterback pause — was none other than wide receiver Xavier Worthy, proving that he didn’t come to Kansas City just to learn, but to help carry on the legacy Mahomes is still writing.
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