Patrick Mahomes' grandfather reportedly 'hanging on' in hospice care to watch grandson play in Super Bowl LIX

Patrick Mahomes volition look to go the archetypal backmost successful NFL past to triumph 3 consecutive Super Bowls Sunday, and helium is besides looking to springiness astatine slightest 1 much acquisition to his gramps Randy, who is successful hospice care. 

Mahomes' mother, Randi Mahomes, shared the quality that Patrick's gramps was successful hospice attraction Jan. 24, conscionable a time earlier the backmost led the Kansas City Chiefs to an AFC title triumph implicit the Buffalo Bills. 

Now, Randi said her begetter is "hanging on," hoping to spot Mahomes pb the Chiefs to 1 much triumph implicit the Philadelphia Eagles successful Sunday's Super Bowl, according to People. 

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"I cognize that it has meant a batch to him," Randi said. "And I deliberation he's hanging connected due to the fact that helium wants to spot his grandson bash an astonishing happening oregon conscionable fto him play.

"I mean, helium indispensable beryllium specified a arrogant grandpa, truthful proud. And my ma was precise proud, and his different grandparents [were too]."

Randi added that 1 happening her begetter inactive remembers is the day and clip of the Super Bowl. 

Randi announced her begetter was successful the infirmary successful mid-September. 

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"Prayer warriors delight commune for my daddy. He is successful the infirmary and is not good His sanction is Randy," she wrote connected X Sept. 14. A fewer days later, her station connected Instagram said, "This is however I combat my battles. If you are seeing this, instrumentality a moment, and PRAY for my dada now." 

Patrick Mahomes volition person that arsenic information arsenic helium looks to marque past for his squad and household Sunday. 

Mahomes' opponent, the Eagles, volition besides person immoderate motivation. 

After a aesculapian level crashed connected a thoroughfare adjacent the Roosevelt Mall successful Philadelphia Jan. 31, the Eagles are present playing to grant 1 of their young fans. 

Andre Howard III, known arsenic "Trey," saved his sister from falling debris aft the Philadelphia level clang Jan. 31, 2025.  (Family provided to FOX 29 )

Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown told reporters Wednesday helium and his teammates are playing for Trey Howard, a 4th grader who suffered a encephalon wounded portion utilizing his assemblage to shield his sister from the level crash. 

"He’s a hero," the Eagles wide receiver said Wednesday. "Stepping successful to prevention his sister. You tin archer helium has large parents. He was raised right. For him to aftermath up and say, ‘Did I miss it?’ It’s crazy. Something of that magnitude takes place, and he’s disquieted astir a shot game. Of course, we privation to bash it for him."

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On apical of that, some teams volition besides person the grant of playing successful the archetypal Super Bowl attended by a sitting president. President Trump volition beryllium successful New Orleans for the crippled Sunday.

Mahomes gave his thoughts connected Trump attending the crippled to reporters Wednesday. 

"It's ever chill to beryllium capable to play successful beforehand of a sitting president," Mahomes said. "Someone that is astatine the apical presumption successful our country."

It volition besides mean a batch to Mahomes' mother, who announced her endorsement for Trump a time earlier the predetermination successful a video connection to OutKick astatine the Chiefs' crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Nov. 4. 

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs kneels successful supplication earlier a crippled against the Cleveland Browns astatine Huntington Bank Field Dec. 15, 2024, successful Cleveland.  (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Randi told Fox News Digital she is excited for her lad to play arsenic Trump watches Sunday. 

"I deliberation for a president of our country, of the United States, I deliberation it’s amazing," she said. "I deliberation whoever the president is, to enactment the teams, to enactment America’s champion sport. … I deliberation it’s truly neat for a president to beryllium capable to enactment it. You cognize what, let’s bash it."

FOX’s sum of the Super Bowl begins astatine 1 p.m. ET Sunday with the crippled kicking disconnected astatine 6:30 p.m. ET. The crippled tin beryllium streamed connected Tubi for free.

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