The father of Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes, Pat Mahomes Sr., was arrested by police in Tyler, Texas on Saturday on a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol (DWI), Yahoo Sports reported.
Mahomes Sr. was charged and later released on $10,000 bail, according to jail records.
The charge against the person arrested was “driving while intoxicated, third or more.” Two prior DWI convictions, one from 2012 and one from 2018, are also listed in jail records.
His arrest on Saturday left the details immediately unclear.
However, the Kansas City Star reported that Mahomes Sr pleaded guilty to his 2018 DWI offense and was sentenced to 40 days in jail.
The former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher served his sentence on weekends from 2019 to 2020.
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The arrest comes days before his son Patrick is scheduled to lead the Chiefs offense in the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers.
The 28-year-old quarterback is seeking his third Super Bowl ring and third Super Bowl MVP trophy.
Mahomes Sr is a former professional athlete who played 11 MLB seasons as a pitcher for the Minnesota Twins, Boston Red Sox, New York Mets, Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates between 1992 and 2003.
He also played two seasons in Nippon Professional Baseball in 1997 and with the Yokohama BayStars in 1998. He last played with the Grand Prairie AirHogs of the independent American Association in 2009.
