NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes surprises his hometown high school football team with a visit

Twitter photo by @WhitehouseHS_FB
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The Whitehouse High School football team in Texas got a thrill over the weekend when Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes returned to his hometown. The reigning NFL MVP made an appearance Saturday in the team’s practice facility after the team spent the morning volunteering and picking up trash in the Whitehouse community. 

The visit was documented on the school and team Facebook and Twitter accounts.

Video from Whitehouse ISD Facebook page.

Mahomes was a two-sport star at Whitehouse. The son of Major League Baseball pitcher Pat Mahomes was selected in the 37th round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Detroit Tigers.

On the gridiron, the 3-star college prospect had an outstanding senior season with 4,619 yards passing with 50 TD’s. He ran for 948 yards with 15 touchdowns.

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Jeff Fisher
Jeff is an award-winning journalist and expert in the field of high school sports, underscored with his appearance on CNBC in 2010 to talk about the big business of high school football in America.Jeff turned to his passion for high school football into an entrepreneurial venture called High School Football America, a digital media company focused on producing original high school sports content for radio, television and the internet.Jeff is co-founder and editor-in-chief of High School Football America, a partner with NFL Play Football.