Patrick Mahomes' father arrested on DWI charge in Texas

Chiefs star quarterback to play in Super Bowl on Feb 11

Pat Mahomes Sr., the father of the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, was arrested in Texas on Saturday night and charged with driving while intoxicated for the third time or more, online records showed.

Mahomes was booked into the Smith County Jail in Tyler.

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Pat Mahomes Sr. was arrested in Texas on Saturday. (Smith County, Texas, Jail)

He was arrested for driving while intoxicated for the second time in 2018. He pleaded guilty to the charge and was ordered to spend 40 days in jail. He was charged with possession of an open container of an alcoholic beverage in a vehicle in 2014 but later just paid a fine.

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Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes hugs his father before a game against the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City on Sept. 26, 2021. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

The arrest came just over a week before his son, Patrick, gets set to lead the Chiefs to Super Bowl LVIII against the San Francisco 49ers. The Chiefs have a chance to be the first team to win back-to-back Super Bowl titles since the New England Patriots of the 2003 and 2004 seasons.

Pat Mahomes Sr. has been on the playoff trail with the rest of the Chiefs fans. He was seen celebrating on the field with the rest of the team after Kansas City defeated the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game on Jan. 28.

Pat Mahomes, father of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, watches the team warm up for the San Francisco 49ers game at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 23, 2018, in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)

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The Chiefs and 49ers meet on Sunday, Feb. 11, in Super Bowl LVIII at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.

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