Patrick Mahomes emphasizes the importance of appreciating a woman who stood by you when you had nothing, who supported your dreams. He expresses deep gratitude to his wife for her unwavering support.

In the NFL, Brittany and Patrick Mahomes are quite the power couple. While they’ve always attracted attention as a pair, in 2023, Brittany got a new wave of followers for her quickly developing friendship with pop star Taylor Swift. Swift is recently romantically linked to Patrick’s teammate, Travis Kelce, and she and Brittany have been buddying up in the VIP box during Kansas City Chief games this fall.

For people just catching up with the Mahomes, here’s everything to know about Patrick’s wife, Brittany.Born Brittany Matthews in August 31, 1995, in Whitehouse, Texas, Brittany is an athlete in her own right. In college, she was a soccer star, and she then grew her own company, Brittany Lynne Fitness, which runs programs for clients with guided workouts. She went on to found the Kansas City Current as an expansion team in the National Women’s Soccer League in 2021, co-owning it with her husband.

She currently has 1.4 million followers on Instagram, so she is something of an influencer, too, with affiliate links in her profile that often lead to sold-out clothes. People want to wear what Brittany and her kids do.In February, she was named a 2024 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue rookie and will be featured in the 60th anniversary issue, which hits shelves in May.

“I’m truly just so humbled and still in disbelief,” Brittany told SI Swimsuit. “As a girl from Tyler, Texas, who only really knew sports, never in a million years did I think I’d be in [the SI Swimsuit Issue]. I’m just so grateful for this opportunity.”