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Patrick Mahomes Era Underway in Kansas City

By Greg Echlin
Published August 10, 2018 at 1:40 PM CDT
New Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes played only in the first quarter and completed five of seven passes in the 17-to-10 loss to the Houston Texans.
New Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes played only in the first quarter and completed five of seven passes in the 17-to-10 loss to the Houston Texans.

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes made his first start at Arrowhead Stadium in the Chiefs pre-season opener, a 17-10 loss against the Houston Texans. Greg Echlin reports.

       

 
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Greg Echlin
Greg Echlin is the sports reporter for KPR and KCUR. Ever since he set foot on the baseball diamond at Fernwood Park on Chicago's South Side, Greg Echlin began a love affair with the world of sports. After graduating from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, he worked as a TV sports anchor and a radio sportscaster in Salina, Kansas. He moved to Kansas City in 1984 and has been there since covering sports. Through the years, he has covered multiple Super Bowls, Final Fours and Major League Baseball's World Series and All-Star games. With his high metabolism rate, Greg is able to enjoy a good meal and stay slim when he's not running around on the sports scene. He loves desserts, even making them. Cheesecakes, pies and parfaits are the most common around the Echlin household.
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