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Patrick Mahomes’ dad granted Chiefs game access with urine test catch

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Young, G. (2026, October 6). Patrick Mahomes’ dad granted Chiefs game access with urine test catch. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/06/sports/patrick-mahomes-dad-given-chiefs-game-access-with-urine-test/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-06 · by Grant Young

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Patrick Mahomes Sr., father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been allowed to attend home games despite being on probation for a felony DWI arrest in Texas. As a condition set by his parole officer and approved by the judge, Mahomes Sr. must provide urine test results both before and after traveling to each game location. The judge permitted attendance only at Chiefs’ home games in Kansas City; requests to attend away games in Cincinnati and Las Vegas were denied.
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Patrick Mahomes Sr., father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, has been granted permission by the court to attend his son's home games in Kansas City, despite being on probation for a felony DWI arrest in Texas in 2024. However, this approval came with conditions set by his parole officer, requiring him to submit urine tests both before and after traveling to each game location. The judge did not approve Mahomes Sr.’s request to attend games in Cincinnati or Las Vegas, but allowed the Kansas City home games visitation conditional on passing drug screenings. This decision follows a period where his probation was nearly revoked earlier this year for alleged alcohol consumption, violating the terms of his probation which had been extended from five to seven years after being temporarily suspended in March.

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Grant Young
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Topics

Chiefs Cincinnati Las Vegas TMZ Texas

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Chiefs ORG · 5× Mahomes Sr. PERSON · 3× Cincinnati ORG · 2× Las Vegas GPE · 2× Mahomes Sr.’s PERSON · 2× TMZ ORG · 2× Texas GPE · 2× Kansas City Chiefs ORG · 1× Patrick PERSON · 1× Patrick Mahomes Sr.’s PERSON · 1×

Narrative

This came after Mahomes Sr. filed documents in court to attend Chiefs games in Kansas City, Cincinnati, and Las Vegas—on the condition that he submitted urine tests both before and after traveling to each location, TMZ reported.
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Patrick Mahomes Sr.’s attendance at select Kansas City Chiefs games this season comes with a strange catch. asserted
attendance → come → catch
Patrick’s father, Patrick Mahomes Sr., has been granted access to attend Chiefs homes games this season, despite being on probation for his felony DWI arrest in Texas back in 2024, according to TMZ. uncertain
father → grant → TMZ
This came after Mahomes Sr. filed documents in court to attend Chiefs games in Kansas City, Cincinnati, and Las Vegas—on the condition that he submitted urine tests both before and after traveling to each location, TMZ reported. asserted
TMZ → come → location
Mahomes Sr.’s parole officer requested the urine test element of this, according to the outlet, and while the judge didn’t approve Mahomes Sr. traveling to Cincinnati or Las Vegas, he did approve the request to attend Chiefs home games. uncertain
he → request → games
The 56-year-old violated his probation earlier this year after allegedly drinking alcohol in breach of its terms. uncertain
old → violate → terms
In March, the state of Texas pulled back its motion to revoke Mahomes Sr.’s probation. asserted
state → pull → probation
The former MLB pitcher’s probation was extended from five years to seven, but the judge did allow him to be released from custody later that day. asserted
him → extend → custody
Mahomes Sr. used to be a mainstay at Chiefs games before this 2024 arrest. asserted
. → use → arrest
And he’ll now get to attend the Chiefs games again, so long as those urine tests come back clean. asserted
tests → get → games
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