Kliff Kingsbury interview: Texas Tech head coach talks Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs interest and more
By Matt Conner
Our exclusive interview with Texas Tech head football coach Kliff Kingsbury about Patrick Mahomes, the Chiefs interest and NFL’s “talking heads.”
“It all worked out perfectly.”
If Texas Tech head football coach Kliff Kingsbury could have scripted NFL Draft weekend for his star quarterback, Patrick Mahomes II, he would have written it exactly as it unfolded. That includes having the Kansas City Chiefs trade up into the top 10 to select Mahomes to be the future of the franchise.
Kingsbury is a true believer in Mahomes — his cannon of an arm, his personality and demeanor, his on-field instincts, his ability to extend the play and make something from nothing. He’s also a true believer in the Kansas City Chiefs. It’s clear Kingsbury holds Andy Reid in high esteem as he talked to us about K.C. being the ideal spot for Mahomes to land.
We recently sat down with Kingsbury to discuss what Mahomes’ draft tale means for the Texas Tech program, the Chiefs’ level of interest throughout the entire process and what he’d like eto say to the “talking heads” who aren’t sold on Mahomes as a franchise quarterback.