Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ trainer took to social media on Saturday, Jan. 18, and confirmed what many already knew: Mahomes flopped worse than LeBron James in the Divisional Round game against the Houston Texans. Troy Aikman of ESPN was going wild with the flopping and the ensuing defensive penalties that were called.
Patrick Mahomes’ Trainer Goes on Social Media Bragging About the Flop
“Yes, it was a flop,” trainer Bobby Stroupe said on the afternoon of Jan. 18 on social media. “Yes, you would try it.”
Yes it was a flop. Yes you would try it.
Yes zip it hahha
— Bobby Stroupe (@bobbystroupe) January 18, 2025
Though the Chiefs handled their business at home, taking down the Texans 23-14 en route to their seventh straight AFC Championship Game, Mahomes has received a ton of backlash on social media for his antics during the game.
While many fans complained about the poor officiating in the game, they were also frustrated by Mahomes “flopping” to get these calls. One incident was worse than the rest, as he exaggerated a push out of bounds to get an unnecessary roughness call.
One fan called it a “Ridiculous attempt at a flop after getting SEVERAL questionable roughing calls already this game. This is the reason people outside of KC (Kansas City) don’t like Mahomes.”
Another fan also called this attempt ridiculous, saying, “What a ridiculous flop attempt by Mahomes, this is embarrassing.”
Ridiculous attempt at a flop after getting SEVERAL questionable roughing calls already this game. This is the reason people outside of KC don’t like Mahomes. https://t.co/qLfFxf26K7
— FF BirdGang (@FFBirdGang) January 18, 2025
One fan even called this attempt “one of the worst flops you will ever see. This is absurd.”
What a ridiculous flop attempt by Mahomes 😂😂this is embarrassing pic.twitter.com/8pcU76KhZn
— Ace Football Analytics (@js_ace_football) January 18, 2025
To make matters worse, it was more than just the fans expressing their frustration for Mahomes’ questionable antics. Former NFL quarterback and current analyst Aikman also called him out on the broadcast for “trying to draw the penalty.”
“He’s trying to draw the penalty. Rather than just run out of bounds, he slows down. And that’s been the frustration, and I get it. I understand it. That’s been the frustration for these defensive players around the league.”
This play only added to Aikman’s frustration and seemingly all of social media as it followed another play in which Mahomes went out of his way to try and draw a call.
Late in the third quarter, Mahomes slid late, leading to two Texans defenders having minor contact with him and with each other.
The referees called an unnecessary roughness penalty on Houston, and Aikman immediately voiced his disagreement with the call, saying, “Oh, come on! I mean, he’s a runner. I could not disagree with that one more. He barely gets hit.”
Aikman also added that the NFL has to “address it in the offseason.”
As Aikman said, hopefully, the league will begin addressing this issue in the offseason, as this simply cannot go on any longer. It’s one thing when a few people notice it, but when it’s virtually the entire NFL fan base along with its former players, it has to be taken seriously.