The Kansas City Chiefs played arguably their worst game of the season on the cusp of history, losing Super Bowl 59 — and a shot at an unprecedented three-peat — 40-22 to the Philadelphia Eagles. As a result,

Mahomes told AOL in 2019 that the hairstyle was the result of a friendly bet with a buddy when he was younger. They each grew out their hair and wanted to see who would go the longest before finally cutting it. “As I grew it out, I realized that I actually liked it a lot,” Mahomes told AOL Sports. “So, I kept it going.”