Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes ready to 'turn into that villain' with 2024 Super Bowl win vs. 49ers

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has taken on many roles in his seven seasons in the league, including NFL Most Valuable Player, Super Bowl champion and Super Bowl MVP.

The former Texas Tech football standout is ready to take on another role on Sunday during the 2024 Super Bowl: villain.

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In an interview with CBS's Nate Burleson that aired Saturday, Mahomes told the former NFL wideout it's a natural progression in his career, considering a win vs. the 49ers would net him and the Chiefs their third Super Bowl in five seasons. That would give Mahomes and Kansas City a dynastic status enjoyed by other sports greats such as Derek Jeter with the New York Yankees, Michael Jordan with the Chicago Bulls and Tom Brady with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"You turn into that villain. You turn into that team that everybody doesn't want to win," Mahomes told Burleson. "You have to embrace that in order to be great. And I think you've seen the greats do that in every sport, whenever they start building dynasties and stuff like that. And we want to do that, and we want to stamp that with a Super Bowl win."

Mahomes said he has felt more people are rooting against the Chiefs in 2023 than in previous years, due to their sustained success in the time he has been in the league. Indeed, Mahomes has led Kansas City to six consecutive AFC championship games and four Super Bowl berths over the last five seasons, with two victories already in tow.

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Burleson keyed in on Mahomes' use of the word villain, acknowledging that, while it's great to be a hero, it's "fun to play the villain." The Chiefs QB agreed with that sentiment, adding it wasn't something he truly understood until his team got to the playoffs, where 3-seed Kansas City played three vs. the Miami Dolphins, Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens (the latter two on the road) en route to Las Vegas.

"When you get on the playoffs, and you get on the road, and you know it's just you and your teammates vs. everbody, it's a different perspective," Mahomes said.

Whether the Chiefs finish the 2024 Super Bowl as heroes or villains remains to be seen. The more important distinction for Mahomes and Co. is whether they emerge as winners — or losers.

This article originally appeared on Lubbock Avalanche-Journal: Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes ready to become 'villain' with 2024 Super Bowl win