Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes broke onto the NFL scene with a bang in 2017 when he was the first round draft pick for the Midwestern team. He became the starting quarterback for the Chiefs in 2018 before going on to become the league’s MVP that season. He led the Chiefs to a Super Bowl win just last February against the Philadelphia Eagles, clinching the MVP title again and celebrating the achievement of securing three Super Bowl appearances in the five years he’s been with the Missouri team.
Considering all the success he’s had so far, it’s not surprising that Patrick and his team are now on the cusp of another Super Bowl appearance — but first, they have to clinch the AFC. Also, not surprising? The fact that his fiancé (and his biggest fan), Brittany Matthews, will be there cheering him on from the sidelines.
Here’s a look at everything we know about Patrick and Brittany’s sweet love story.
Patrick and Brittany met in high school.
Yes, Patrick and Brittany are high school sweethearts! The couple grew up in Whitehouse, Texas, where they both attended Whitehouse High School. They started dating when Patrick was a sophomore and Brittany was a junior, and they’ve been together ever since.
Brittany is also an athlete.
After graduating from Whitehouse High, Brittany went on to play soccer at the nearby University of Texas campus in Tyler. Upon completing her bachelor’s degree in kinesiology, she signed on to play professional soccer for UMF Afturelding/Fram in Iceland. She won a league championship there before moving to Kansas City, where Patrick was living after being picked 10th by the Chiefs in the NFL draft, sometime in late 2017.
Brittany no longer plays soccer professionally, but she uses her athleticism in a new and different way: Also a certified personal trainer, Brittany sells workout programs on her website, Brittany Lynne Fitness.
Patrick and Brittany bought a house in Kansas City.
In 2019, Patrick and Brittany dropped $1.925 million on a home in Kansas City’s Mission Hills neighborhood. They renovated the home with the help of an interior designer — even adding a special closet for Patrick’s sneaker collection — and live there now with their two pit bulls, Steel and Silver.
“Setting down roots in Kansas City was huge for us,” Patrick told Bleacher Reporter during a video tour of his and Brittany’s home. “I think the people are what we love the most about Kansas City. We’re trying to be here for a long, long time.”
Brittany is Patrick’s biggest cheerleader.
It’s no secret that Brittany loves to cheer on her boyfriend’s team: She’s become known for live-tweeting every Kansas City Chiefs game from the sidelines and posting photos of her Chiefs-themed outfits to Instagram.
Patrick and Brittany get engaged.
The couple celebrated their eight-year anniversary in March 2020, and before the year was over, Patrick got down on one knee and proposed. There are varying reports on whether this happened in August or September, but it was confirmed that the special moment occurred following his Super Bowl ring ceremony at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium.
The bride-to-be shared the exciting news the next day on social media. “You made this day perfect, you took my entire breath away, and I could not have imagined anything better,” she captioned a set of Instagram photos. “I love you, forever and always! Cheers to spending our lifetime together and an inseparable bond 🎉🥂💕.”
Patrick and Brittany have their first child.
On September 29, 2020, the two announced that they are expecting. On Instagram, Brittany posted a photo of herself holding an ultrasound image with Patrick behind her. She wrote: “Mom & Dad, taking a small detour to the wedding❤️.” The Chiefs quarterback also posted a similar photo, simply captioning it: “❤️.’
In October, the couple revealed that they were having a baby girl, and the 25-year-old gave birth to Sterling Skye Mahomes on February 20, 2021.
Patrick and Brittany tie the knot.
The Kansas City power couple finally said “I Do” a little over a year later on March 12, 2022, in Maui, Hawaii. Their daughter who was over a year old at this point served as one of the flower girls and rode down the aisle in a toy car in a white dress mirroring her mom’s white Versace wedding gown. Close friend and KC teammate Travis Kelce, whose popularity has soared in the last few months due to his blossoming relationship with singer Taylor Swift, was one of Patrick’s groomsmen. The couple then honeymooned in St. Barts.
Patrick and Brittany have their second child.
Only a few short months later, on May 29, the newlyweds announced they were expecting their second child, a boy, who was born on November 28 and named Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III. Patrick himself opened up the previous month about fatherhood, saying that he plans to follow the patterns of his own parents and “stay out of the way” when it comes to things like his kids’ potential futures in athletics.
“I’m going to help teach my son, my daughter all the fundamentals and whatever they want to learn. But at the same time, I want to let it be about them,” he said on an episode of Football in America. “That’s what my dad did growing up, that’s what my parents did. They let it be about me, let me out there and have fun, they didn’t pressure me to do anything. I think that’s why I’m in the position I am today.”
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Patrick and Brittany become co-owners of a sports team.
The following year, just a few weeks before Patrick and the Kansas City Chiefs took on the Philadelphia Eagles for Super Bowl LVII, Patrick joined his wife as a co-owner of the women’s soccer team the Kansas City Current. Brittany had been a co-owner since the creation of the team in 2020, and on January 11, 2023, he became an investor.
Patrick and Brittany celebrate his second Super Bowl win.
Brittany cheered on Patrick after he led the Chiefs to victory over the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII on February 12, 2023, for the second Super Bowl win of his career. His first win was back in 2019 where he helped get the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years, later defeating the 49ers. He made another appearance with the team in 2021 but lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers led by Tom Brady.
This celebration came a few days after Patrick and Brittany celebrated him being named the NFL’s MVP for the 2022-2023 season. In his acceptance speech, he couldn’t help but gush about his family.
“To my wife Brittany, my baby girl Sterling and my son Bronze, this crazy life that we are living means nothing without y’all, keeping me balanced, and making me appreciate every single day,” he said. He continued, “No matter how I feel coming home, y’all bring me joy and make me appreciate the time that I get to spend with y’all. Thank you for always being there for me, through my good times and my bad. Love y’all.”
Brittany will cheer on Patrick in the 2024 AFC Championship game.
The Kansas City Chiefs are set to take on the Baltimore Ravens in the 2023 AFC Championship January 28, and the winner will move on to play in Super Bowl LVII on February 11 against the winner of the Detroit Lions/San Francisco 49ers NFC championship. Brittany is expected to be there, decked out in her Mahomes gear, most likely alongside her newest friend Taylor Swift.
The two have become good friends over the last few months now that Taylor has been attending more games to support her boyfriend Travis Kelce. All we do know is that if Patrick and the Chiefs do take the win, we can hopefully can expect some cute pictures of the couple shared on Instagram to celebrate the big victory.