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BREAKING: See how Patrick Mahomes went viral by completing the blindfolded QB challenge at Chiefs training camp.

BREAKING: See how Patrick Mahomes went viral by completing the blindfolded QB challenge at Chiefs training camp.
** BREAKING: Patrick Mahomes Goes Viral After Completing Blindfolded QB Challenge at Chiefs Training Camp**
*St. Joseph, MO – August 2025*
In what fans are already calling “the most ridiculous display of quarterback wizardry since Madden ’04,” **Patrick Mahomes has once again broken the internet**—this time, by allegedly completing the **Blindfolded QB Challenge** at Kansas City Chiefs training camp.
**Yes, blindfolded.**
According to “eyewitnesses” (mainly overcaffeinated fans and a TikToker with a blurry iPhone video), Mahomes was dared by backup quarterback Carson Wentz to attempt a no-look, blindfolded pass into a trash can 40 yards away.
What happened next has social media in a frenzy.
> “He took the snap, turned 270 degrees the wrong way, and *still* launched a perfect spiral,” said one stunned ball boy. “I thought he was aiming for a Gatorade cooler. But nope—straight into the can like it was magnetized.”
The now-viral clip shows Mahomes in full gear, blindfolded with what appears to be a Chiefs-themed sleep mask, calmly dropping back as if he had night vision. He releases the ball with a casual flick of the wrist—*and nails it.* The trash can tips over from the force, sending Gatorade bottles flying and interns into a panic.
**Even Coach Andy Reid was speechless.**
> “I don’t know what to say,” Reid mumbled at a press conference. “He’s either a football savant or we’ve all been part of an elaborate Truman Show situation.”
### Twitter Reacts
Within minutes, “#BlindfoldedMahomes” trended worldwide, overtaking global topics like climate change, alien contact rumors, and Taylor Swift’s latest album leak.
Some fans are demanding that Mahomes try it in an actual game, with one tweeting:
> “If Mahomes doesn’t play Week 1 with a blindfold, I’m returning my jersey. This man is playing *Madden on God mode*.”
### The NFL Responds
The league quickly issued a statement reminding players that “blindfolds are not approved equipment” under current safety protocols, but added:
> “We are reviewing the footage to see if the laws of physics were violated.”
As for Mahomes, he hasn’t commented directly, but he posted a single cryptic emoji to his Instagram story: