Former Tennessee EDGE James Pearce had a dominant display at the 40-yard dash on Thursday, recording the fastest time (4.47s) among the group of linemen. Naturally, Rich Eisen and Co. over at the NFL Network had Mahomes's 40-yard dash overlay ready to go—strictly for comparison's sake, of course.

The NFL combine has several traditions in its broadcast. One of its more recent ones has been trolling star QB Patrick Mahomes for his 40 time.

Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes can't seem to catch a break. In recent years, NFL Network has habitually used Mahomes' 2017 40-yard dash time in their Simulcam to illustrate how fast (or slow) players are at the combine.

It’s possible no one is more happy about Travis Kelce returning to play in 2025 than Patrick Mahomes. The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback caught wind of Kelce's intentions to come back for one more season after the 35-year-old tight end told Pat McAfee that he was going to get in the best possible shape this offseason,

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Hours after news emerged that Travis Kelce would be returning to the Chiefs in 2025, Mahomes took to social media to celebrate, posting a popular meme of Michael Jordan’s security guard John Michael Wozniak shrugging in ESPN’s “The Last Dance.”