“Maximizing my time being a father, being a husband”: Patrick Mahomes’ clock emoji obsession comes with a family secret and personal motivation

You never stop learning from the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He never fails to surprise you. This time, it’s about his persistent clock emoji on social media.He uses the clock emoji as a reminder of who he is. He is Patrick Mahomes II. His father, Pat Mahomes Sr., and his father’s friends nicknamed him “2 PM” for being Mahomes, the second. He has a tattoo on his leg that reads “3 PM” for his son, Bronze Mahomes III, and it also includes Bronze’s hand and foot.Surprisingly, the clock emoji shows the time at 2 PM. So, he uses that emoji as a personal reminder, a nod to his “2 PM” nickname, and a tribute to his family. It serves as a constant reminder that the time he has now with his family and team is invaluable.He uses it to make the most of his time as a Kansas City Chiefs player, Brittany Mahomes’ husband, and father of three children: Sterling Skye Mahomes, Patrick Lavon “Bronze” Mahomes III, and Golden Raye Mahomes. He wants to make the most of it because he knows he cannot get that time back.Patrick Mahomes wants to maximize his timeA reporter asked the Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback, “Your social, you’re always posting clock emojis. I just want to know what makes the time so significant? Fans always respond with it?”“Yeah, so at first, I got the nickname ‘2 PM’ from my dad and his friends and stuff like that, for Patrick Mahomes II,” Mahomes said.“And I always thought it was cool because you get the clock pointing at ‘2 PM.’ And I have a tattoo on my leg - the clock at 3 PM and my son’s hand and foot - because he’s Patrick Mahomes III.”“I’ve always been big on time, and that’s like time spent with my family, time spent in the building; you have to maximize it, and it’s something that’s super important to me,” Mahomes said.“So the clock just kind of fits in perfectly for that, and it’s more of just like who I am. It’s maximizing my time in this league, maximizing my time being a dad, being a father, being a husband, and you can’t get it back, so you have to maximize it.”Whoever values time definitely values discipline. And speaking of Mahomes’ discipline, who better to ask than NFL legend Tom Brady?Tom Brady praises Patrick Mahomes’ disciplineThe Kansas City Chiefs quarterback never fails to amaze us. In fact, he didn’t fail to amaze seven-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady, too.After Mahomes’ team beat the Denver Broncos in Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, Brady said the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback was back to being himself after a brutal December 2025 knee injury.“I think, in a lot of ways, he’s back to being Patrick Mahomes,” Brady said in his latest NFL power rankings.“What do I mean by that? His leadership, discipline, tenacity - all of those things were on display. He’s going to pick up some steam. He’s missed some football, missed a lot of the offseason. But never sleep on No. 15 for the Chiefs.”Tom Brady never gives up on Kansas City ChiefsSeveral NFL analysts may have lost hope in the Kansas City Chiefs following Patrick Mahomes’ brutal knee injury and crucial roster cuts, but Tom Brady never will.Although the legendary New England Patriots quarterback ranked the Chiefs at No. 7 in his Week 1 NFL Power Rankings, he still expects them to be a scary AFC contender.“Yeah, why are we counting them out? I would never count them out,” Brady said.“I always felt like when you’ve got a great coach [Andy Reid], and you’ve a great QB [Patrick Mahomes], and that organization has championship standards.You’ve got [defensive coordinator Steve] Spagnuolo, they had a great running game [Kenneth Walker III], they got [tight end] Travis Kelce, they got [wide receiver] Rashee Rice.Watch out, man. They get on a roll. They aren’t afraid of anybody.”Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.