Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes says he's 'nowhere near' G.O.A.T. status yet: 'You have to build a consistency of a career'

Patrick Mahomes added another accolade to his growing list of accomplishments: TIME Magazine named the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback one of the world’s most influential people of 2024.

Mahomes, aged 28, boasts an impressive resume including three Super Bowl wins, three Super Bowl MVP titles, two NFL MVP awards, twice named a first-team All-Pro, and six Pro Bowl appearances. He has led the NFL in passing TDs twice, was the yards leader once, and holds several postseason records, notably for career playoff passer rating.

“I’ve had at least one of the top three starts to a career, I’ll put it that way,” Mahomes said in an interview with Sean Gregory of TIME.

Mahomes mentioned Tom Brady and Joe Montana as part of the discussion. He also included Dan Marino, who, despite never winning a Super Bowl, is considered one of the NFL’s most outstanding passers.

Debates erupted about Mahomes’ chances of surpassing Brady as the greatest of all time, following the Chiefs’ consecutive Super Bowl victories.

However, Mahomes informed Gregory that he is “nowhere near” attaining G.O.A.T. status yet.

“You have to build a consistency of a career,” he said. “You see that in any sport. I’ve had a great run. I think I’ve done a great job so far. But it’s hard to take away from what Tom did for so long, what Peyton Manning did, or Aaron Rodgers. There are so many guys, they were at such a high level for such a long time. In order to be in that conversation, you have to do that on a year-to-year basis. You can’t take it for granted that you did it the year before.”

He stated, “I’ll discuss that matter once I finish playing. After that, people can make their judgments.”