Patrick Mahomes Directs ESPN to Correct Disastrous Gaffe Involving Johnny Gaudreau’s Children After USA Hockey Gold

Every offseason, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes takes time out to catch other sports, either in person or from the comfort of his house.

In years past, he would appear at Texas Tech to cheer on their basketball and football programs, or even at his favorite Dallas Mavericks games. However, this year, he has been shuttling between the Chiefs’ facilities and his home in Texas, as he continues his recovery from the ACL tear he suffered last season.

With his focus pinned on his return next season, the three-time Super Bowl champion found himself cheering on Team USA as they bid for hockey glory in the men’s game.

He was one of the first to celebrate the victory, but also noticed something startling as he was scrolling through all the celebratory posts on the social media platform X.

He retweeted an ESPN post that portrayed the Team USA hockey team paying tribute to their late teammate Johnny Gaudreau by bringing his children onto the ice to celebrate their gold medal. The network’s first post had this caption:

Zach Werenski and Dylan Larkin bought Johnny Gaudreau’s children on the ice for their gold medal photo

ESPN wrote on X

Patrick Mahomes noted the obvious gaffe, as ESPN misspelled the word ‘brought,’ and instead wrote ‘bought’ in their caption. Once he pointed it out, the network changed it. But by then, nearly an hour had passed.

If not for the Chiefs’ signal caller pointing it out, the network would have had to face embarrassment beyond measure, suggesting two USA hockey players ‘bought’ their former teammate’s children.

Patrick Mahomes celebrated both USA men’s and women’s hockey gold medal wins

Since the schedule at any Olympics games prioritizes men’s finals for Sunday prime time slots, it is natural that most fans would watch that game. But Patrick Mahomes has been celebrating with both his country’s hockey teams.

The men broke a 46-year deadlock to win the gold medal, and that explains why the 30-year-old tweeted three emoticons of the American stars and stripes on his page. He has also been reposting celebratory graphics of both the men’s and women’s teams after their respective wins at the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics games.

Patrick Mahomes has stated his desire to wear the flag on his chest if he gets an opportunity to represent the nation at the upcoming Los Angeles Olympics in 2028.

Flag football has different requirements, and as long as his ACL tear does not come in the way, expect the Texas native to try to make the team in two years.

Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce sued over restaurant name

Other than his investments in sports franchises, Patrick Mahomes has also invested in other businesses. One of them happens to be a steakhouse named 1587 Prime, which he opened along with close friend and fellow teammate Travis Kelce.

The name is made up of both their jersey numbers, making it easy for patrons to know who owns it. However, they are now facing a lawsuit over that name.

1587 Sneakers filed the suit on Feb. 17 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for trademark infringement. According to court records obtained by USA Today, the company is seeking damages.

It so happens that they filed for the name ‘1587’ in October 2025. However, since they started selling their products in April 2023, they are claiming they should have the right to use the name first.

The state of this lawsuit depends on whether a judge finds infringement, as the sneaker company filed for the trademark under the clothing category, whereas Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce filed the name ‘1587 Prime’ under the bar and restaurant category in December 2023.

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