While Patrick Mahomes may be happy with his Dad Bod, quarterback rivals Lamar Jackson and Tua Tagovailoa are shedding the pounds and toning up ahead of the 2024 NFL season.
Mahomes, who inspired the Kansas City Chiefs to a second straight Super Bowl in February, defended his physique earlier this year after a shirtless photo of him after their win over Jackson’s Baltimore Ravens went viral back in January.
After being mocked for being out of shape, the 28-year-old told TIME: ‘I definitely have the dad bod a little bit. I’ll also say I have a great body for a quarterback.
‘You’ve got to have some padding in there to take the hits that we take.’
Yet despite the method behind Mahomes’ chunkier frame proving a justified one after he won his third Super Bowl, Jackson and Tagovailoa are reportedly looking to come into the 2024 season lighter than ever before.
Patrick Mahomes recently claimed his ‘Dad Bod’ is the perfect physique for a quarterback
But rivals Lamar Jackson (left) and Tua Tagovailoa (right) have been shedding the pounds
The Ravens and Dolphins quarterbacks, who both suffered defeat to Mahomes in last season’s playoffs, are said to have lost a significant amount of weight already in the offseason in an attempt to be quicker and more agile next year.
According to The Athletic’s Dianna Russini, Jackson ‘looks different’ in training camp for Baltimore after intentionally dropping down to 205 pounds – 25 pounds less than what he weighed in 2022 and 10 less than last season.
‘The word in Baltimore is this slim Lamar could be even faster than the one we’ve seen in years past,’ Russini added about Jackson, who has previously clocked up speeds as high as 21mph in the NFL.
As for Tagovailoa, NFL insider Cameron Wolfe claims he now tips the scales at 220 pounds – considered his ‘ideal’ playing weight – after losing somewhere between 10 to 15 pounds, with the Miami star hoping to be more escapable in the pocket next season.
When asked if that lighter build could make him more susceptible to injuries, Wolfe said: ‘No concern from the Dolphins. They saw him play 17 games last year.
‘Last year the priority was bulking up. They did want him to get as heavy as possible to withstand it, now they’ve seen him withstand it the hope is he can extend a little bit more with a little bit of a slimmer weight.
‘So they don’t think that this is gonna necessarily make him more fragile, because the injuries often happen from him falling backwards. Not from him being too small.’
Ravens star Jackson has reportedly lost 10 pounds this offseason in a bid to be even quicker
Dolphins counterpart Tagovailoa is also looking to be more agile and escapable after dropping down to 220 pounds
Back in March of last year, the Dolphins picked up Tagovailoa’s fifth-year option worth $23.171 million for the 2024 season. But he is still yet to put pen to paper on fresh terms with the organization, with talks reportedly ongoing.
The 26-year-old threw for 4,624 yards with 29 touchdowns in the previous regular season, before Mahomes and Co dumped him and Miami out in the Wild Card Round.
Jackson, meanwhile, scooped the NFL’s MVP award for the regular season after throwing for 3,678 yards with 24 touchdowns in a high-flying Baltimore outfit which eventually came unstuck against the Chiefs in the AFC Championship game.
Fans again poked fun at Mahomes over his physique after he was spotted arriving back at Kansas City’s practice facility on Tuesday morning.
‘Dad bod in full flow,’ wrote one user on X.
Another put: ‘Mahomes still has his dad bod. I love it. The man has won 75% of the Super Bowls that this organization has won in its history. He can do whatever he wants.’
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