Patrick Mahomes says Andy Reid ‘stole the present’ in TV advert

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Andy Reid in all probability does not have a lot of a future in appearing, however Patrick Mahomes preferred the job the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs coach did in his newest State Farm TV business.

“I made State Farm ask him first as a result of I used to be scared,” Mahomes mentioned. “As soon as they requested him, he type of got here to me and requested me if I wished him to do it. Clearly I did as a result of I understand how a lot persona he has. … Individuals do not see it. They see the coach. They do not see how humorous he’s.

“As soon as I received in there, he truly received to begin earlier than me after which I got here in and I imply, he did an excellent job. I feel he stole the present and I am simply making an attempt to carry on to my State Farm partnership now [because] he was actually good.”

Within the business, Reid attracts mustaches on gamers with a pen whereas they’re sleeping on a crew flight. Mahomes approaches Reid with a handlebar mustache drawn on him and complains, “Coach, it occurred once more.”

With pen in hand, Reid replies: “I will unravel this.”

“It was a enjoyable factor,” Reid mentioned. “It was good to see how folks deal with Pat. It was attention-grabbing for me to see how that manufacturing goes. He does plenty of these items and it type of gave me the within scoop on it, actually, to have the ability to see what he has to undergo to place all these collectively.

“It is fairly attention-grabbing — nice folks concerned there. They clearly reached out and talked to me about it understanding that I wasn’t actual comfy doing these sorts of issues, however they made it as comfy as doable.”