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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Delivering a performance for the ages, Patrick |
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Mahomes led the Kansas City Chiefs to victory in the 2023 Super |
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Bowl, claiming the second championship ring of his NFL career; and |
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WHEREAS, Kansas City battled the Philadelphia Eagles for the |
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NFL title on February 12 in Glendale, Arizona; nursing a high ankle |
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sprain he sustained earlier in the playoffs, Mr. Mahomes reinjured |
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the same ankle in the second quarter and limped off the field, |
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carrying the Chiefs' hopes with him to the sideline bench; in the |
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second half, however, this determined athlete returned to the game |
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and orchestrated a signature comeback; the Chiefs erased a 10-point |
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deficit and secured a 38-35 win in the closing seconds of the game; |
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in recognition of his accomplishment, he was presented with his |
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second Super Bowl MVP award; and |
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WHEREAS, Born in Tyler, Mr. Mahomes excelled in both baseball |
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and football at Whitehouse High School and threw for 4,600 yards and |
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50 touchdowns on the gridiron as a senior; he subsequently was |
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selected by the Detroit Tigers in the Major League Baseball Draft, |
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but he instead enrolled at Texas Tech University, joining the |
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baseball team and then switching full-time to football after |
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earning the starting quarterback job for the Red Raiders during his |
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sophomore season; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2017, Kansas City made Mr. Mahomes the 10th |
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overall choice in the NFL Draft; gaining widespread acclaim in his |
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second year, he became only the second NFL quarterback to throw for |
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50 touchdowns and more than 5,000 yards in a single season, and he |
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was named the league MVP for 2018; demonstrating exemplary |
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leadership and playmaking ability, he has guided the Chiefs to five |
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consecutive AFC Championship Games and three of the last four Super |
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Bowls; he collected his first championship victory and Super Bowl |
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MVP honor in 2020 after his team bested San Francisco, and Kansas |
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City played for the title again in 2021; and |
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WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Mr. Mahomes enjoys the love |
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and support of his wife, Brittany Matthews Mahomes; they are the |
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proud parents of two children, Sterling Skye Mahomes and Patrick |
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"Bronze" Lavon Mahomes III; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the course of six NFL seasons, Patrick Mahomes |
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has emerged as one of the game's premier signal callers, earning the |
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admiration of fellow players and countless fans across the nation, |
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and it is indeed a pleasure to join in recognizing him for his |
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exceptional achievements; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Patrick Mahomes for leading the |
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Kansas City Chiefs to the 2023 Super Bowl championship and extend to |
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him sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Mahomes as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |