Patrick Mahomes’ latest trick throw is jaw-dropping

Patrick Mahomes is in the lab perfecting his trick throws, and his latest behind-the-back pass is unstoppable.

When Patrick Mahomes first became the starting quarterback in Kansas City two years ago, he quickly redefined what fans thought was possible at the position.

Mahomes did all the traditional quarterbacking perfectly. He took care of the football, zipped passes into tight windows, led receivers perfectly with his deep ball, and knew how to throw off pass rushers.

But Mahomes also did stuff fans had never seen before. He could improvise by throwing the ball with his left hand, switch up the angle of his throwing arm like a shortstop to make it impossible to block his passing lanes, and could even go behind-the-back.

All of this takes practice, of course. Mahomes, just as he practices ripping off 50-yard passes right into a receiver’s breadbasket, had to work on and perfect these unorthodox throws.

His latest behind-the-back-pass looks even more unstoppable and seamless than the tricks we’ve seen the reigning Super Bowl champion pull off in the past.

Sure, this is a practice session, but an elite athlete like Mahomes is always practicing with a purpose. If he does this in a game, there’s no way defenses are going to know what’s coming. The way he looks in the other direction, flicks his wrist, and hits the screening pass-catcher in stride…that could be a home-run touchdown play for a guy like Tyreek Hill or Mecole Hardman in open space.

The Kansas City offense is built for plays like this, and if defenses don’t account for Mahomes hitting everyone on the field at all times, they are bound to get burned by a speedster in open space securing this kind of pass.

And by doing that, they’ll end up opening up throws through the middle or even deeper shots from Mahomes, all because they have to respect the quarterback’s ability to hit players he’s not even looking at.