Brittany Mahomes isn’t hiding her heart eyes for Patrick Mahomes’ recent accomplishment.

After all, the Sports Illustrated model couldn’t help but gush over her husband, who was included in TIME Magazine’s 100 most influential people of 2024.

Alongside a repost of Patrick’s cover shot, Brittany wrote on her Instagram Stories April 16 with smiley faces and a fire emoji, “My hottttttt hubby.” The retired soccer player followed up her post with snaps of their kids Sterling Skye, 3, and Patrick “Bronze,” 16 months with the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback.

But it’s no surprise to see Patrick spending some quality time with his family. In fact, it’s a priority for the 28-year-old, who shared that they’ll be the deciding factor for the length of his football career. “I’ve looked, if I played until Tom [Brady]’s age,” he told TIME in an interview published April 16, “my daughter would be 19, 20 years old.” As he explained, that means possibly missing milestones and other achievements as he trains and travels for the sport.

“I would love to play that long,” Patrick admitted. “At the same time, I want to be there for my daughter. If I can do that, I’ll continue to play. But if I feel like it’s taking away from my family time, that’s when I’ll know it’s time to go.” While the three-time Super Bowl champion will do what’s best for his loved ones, he’s also committed to solidifying the Chiefs’ legacy while the ball is still in his hand.

“At the end of my time, I just want to say that I didn’t leave anything out there,” Patrick explained. “My family and football are the first things I want to be great at. If I can go out there and say that I gave everything I had on the football field, expectations are what they are and whatever is going to happen is going to happen. And I can be satisfied with that.”

Keep reading to see how Brittany supported Patrick for over a decade during their sweet love story. Brittany Mahomes and Patrick Mahomes’ relationship began in 2012 when they were students at Whitehouse High School in Texas. In Sept. 2020, after eight years of dating, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback proposed to Brittany inside Arrowhead Stadium, of course.

In Feb. 2021, the couple welcomed their first child together, a daughter named Sterling Skye Mahomes. A year later, Sterling was in attendance as her parents said “I do” at their wedding ceremony in Hawaii. By May 2022, they announced they were expecting a second child together.
“The Sun, the Moon & the beautiful Ster,” Brittany wrote on Instagram in Oct. 2022 alongside the family’s Halloween costumes. Less than a month later, on Nov. 28, Brittany gave birth to a baby boy named Patrick “Bronze” Lavon Mahomes III.