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We’re beginning to learn more about the Patrick Mahomes Sr.-John Rocker Bourbon Street incident. During Super Bowl weekend, a video went viral showing Patrick Mahomes’ father getting into a heated argument with the former Braves pitcher outside of a bar in New Orleans.
Pat Mahomes Sr & John Rocker got into it in NOLApic.twitter.com/2q9TythCsQ
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 11, 2025
Not long after the incident, Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy announced that Mahomes Sr. and Rocker would be fighting in Rough & Rowdy on April 19th.
It’s official. The paperwork was signed today. Pat Mahomes Sr vs John Rocker at Rough N Rowdy. April 19th. Real bad blood. @roughnrowdy https://t.co/Ax3r40WBwa pic.twitter.com/abVsaD5oGE
— Dave Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) February 12, 2025
According to TMZ, Mahomes Sr. admitted in court that the incident with Rocker was staged to promote their upcoming boxing match.
Via TMZ
The docs state Mahomes Sr. — who was placed on probation last year after pleading guilty to a charge of DWI third or more — was given permission to travel to watch his son in Louisiana from Feb. 7 through Feb. 10 … but when he got into a squabble with Rocker, and then subsequently missed a urine test on Feb. 11, officials wanted to know more.
According to the docs, the officials were slated to admonish Mahomes Sr. for his behavior … although, in an apparent effort to avoid trouble, the Chiefs quarterback’s dad fessed that the Rocker incident “was a staged altercation to get publicity for [a] celebrity boxing match that was set to take place in April 2025.”
TMZ also reports that, according to court documents, Mahomes Sr. will receive a base pay of $85k for his boxing match.
According to a Barstool Sports “Rough N Rowdy” contract that was attached to the court docs, Mahomes Sr. actually agreed to spar with Rocker back on Jan. 17 — well before their viral meet-up in NOLA. Mahomes Sr.’s pay for the matchup, the contract states, will start at $85,000 … but could balloon well past that, depending on the event’s final Pay Per View numbers.
Patrick Mahomes is apparently unhappy about the boxing match rumors and is doing everything he can to pull his dad out of the fight.