EMERGENCY POD ALERT - It's our 2nd ever Emergency Pod episode of Keeper of the Games, aka The Pat Mahomes Appreciation Episode with Weston Mills and Tommy Castor. Let's get right into it!
(02:56) The news is all about the record setting contract signed by Patrick Mahomes with the Kansas City Chiefs. It's a 10 year extension, worth over 500 million dollars, keeping Mahomes with the Chiefs until at least 2031. Weston and Tommy break down the contract, talk about what this means for the Chiefs moving forward in regards to other players and compare Mahomes' contract to other huge long term deals in NFL history.
(32:48) Keon Coleman has verbally committed to the University of Kansas to play wide receiver and walk onto the basketball team. He's be the highest ranked HS recruit ever for the Jayhawks football program and he chose KU over programs like Oklahoma and South Carolina. The guys break down the commitment and what it took to get Coleman to commit to KU.
(42:24) Some Kansas City Royals news as Salvador Perez has tested positive for COVID-19 and Whit Merrifield is 100% committed to playing for the Royals in the shortened season. Is there a reason to be optimistic about KC in this 60 game shortened schedule?
(52:11) Our #WichitaWhiparound focuses on the upcoming realignment for the AVCTL in prep sports and how now Maize and Maize South will play each other yearly after those two teams generated a ton of buzz and revenue when they faced off in the playoffs in back to back years. Weston discusses the allure of high school rivalry games in the Wichita area.
(57:38) Our #FinallyFunny is a subtle flex that Bill Self did to his coaches during a round on the golf course. Speaking of basketball coaches on the golf course, congrats to Gregg Marshall on his first ever hole in one over the holiday weekend.
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