Patrick Mahomes Had No Idea About the Boy’s Final Wish — Until This Video Made Him Act

At just eight years old, Jake Miller was already a fighter. Diagnosed with stage 4 neuroblastoma, Jake’s world had narrowed to hospital rooms, blinking monitors, and the soft whispers of his parents trying to stay strong. But in Jake’s heart, he held onto one dream—a single wish that lit up even his darkest days.

He wanted to meet his hero: NFL superstar and Kansas City Chiefs quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.

To Jake, Mahomes wasn’t just an athlete. He was a symbol of hope, perseverance, and quiet strength. While most kids his age admired comic book heroes, Jake wore a #15 jersey to every doctor appointment, watched game highlights on his tablet, and memorized Patrick’s every postgame quote like gospel.

One night, as snow gently fell outside their home in Flagstaff, Arizona, Jake turned to his father, David, and asked, “Do you think Patrick Mahomes would ever talk to me?”

David hesitated. “I don’t know, buddy. But we’ll try.”

And try they did. Jake’s mother, Laura, transformed into a relentless force. Between hospital visits and medication schedules, she sent emails to the Chiefs organization, letters to Mahomes’ foundation, and messages to countless fan pages. For weeks, nothing came back. No call, no email, no acknowledgment.

Jake’s health began to decline. The energetic boy who once threw soft footballs down the hallway was now too weak to lift his arms. Still, he watched Patrick’s highlight reels from his hospital bed, whispering the lines he loved most. “Never let the pressure exceed the pleasure.”

One night, Laura whispered to her husband through tears, “Maybe he’s just not going to see it.”

Jake, overhearing, smiled weakly. “It’s okay. We tried.”

But to Laura, that wasn’t enough.

So she went louder.

She posted Jake’s story online, tagging influencers, reporters, and sports blogs. She reached out to local news stations and asked them to share his wish. A young girl named Megan—Jake’s teenage sister—recorded a video of Jake wrapped in his blanket, speaking into the camera with trembling courage.

“My name is Jake Miller. I’m 8 years old. I have stage 4 neuroblastoma, which means I don’t have much time. My favorite player in the world is Patrick Mahomes. I don’t want gifts or money. I just want to talk to him before I can’t anymore.”

The video was uploaded that night.

By morning, it had 1 million views.

By night, it was trending worldwide.

“Make Jake’s day,” people posted.

Celebrities retweeted. Talk shows mentioned it. Reporters asked on air, “Will Patrick Mahomes answer this?”

Still, there was silence.

Then came the outrage.

“He has time for TV ads but not one call for a kid?” “Patrick, don’t let us down. Be the hero Jake believes in.”

What no one knew was that Patrick Mahomes hadn’t seen the video.

Until that Friday morning.

Patrick was at his training facility reviewing film when his assistant, Marvin, walked in, pale and quiet. “Patrick, you need to see this.”

On Marvin’s phone played the video of Jake. As the child’s voice cracked with emotion, Patrick stared in silence. When the clip ended, he asked one question:

“How long has this been out there?”

“A couple of weeks,” Marvin admitted. “It slipped past us. I’m sorry.”

Patrick didn’t respond. He stood, grabbed his phone, and said, “Get me their number. I’m calling them tonight.”

That night, in a quiet hospital room, Jake lay half-asleep, too weak to speak. Megan held his hand when her phone buzzed. A FaceTime request.

From Patrick Mahomes.

She gasped. “Jake… Jake, wake up. He’s calling.”

Jake’s eyes fluttered open. She answered the call.

“Hey, partner,” came Patrick’s familiar voice, smiling gently from the screen. “I heard you wanted to chat with me.”

Jake blinked in disbelief. “You’re… real?”

“I’m as real as this ring,” Patrick joked, holding up a Super Bowl ring. “And I hear you’ve got more courage than half my team.”

Jake giggled—weak, but full of joy.

They talked for half an hour. About football, about life. Patrick told him stories from the locker room. Jake asked, “Do you ever get scared before a game?”

“All the time,” Patrick admitted. “But then I remember people like you—people who fight every day and don’t get to play. That helps me be brave.”

At the end of the call, Patrick said, “I want to do something for you. Ever dreamed of running a play?”

Jake’s eyes widened.

“Well then, you better get ready. I’m flying you to Kansas City.”

In just days, Patrick’s team arranged everything. A private jet. A suite near Arrowhead Stadium. A full medical team on standby.

And then, for one magical day, Jake became the star.

The Chiefs’ practice field was transformed. A custom jersey—Jake “The Sheriff” Miller—waited for him in the locker room. Players lined up to greet him. Coach Andy Reid handed him a laminated play.

“You’re calling the first snap today, kid,” he said.

Jake, strapped to his wheelchair with oxygen tubes carefully arranged, rolled onto the field as cameras flashed. Patrick knelt beside him, whispering, “You ready, Sheriff?”

Jake nodded.

On the count of three, Patrick snapped the ball, jogged a few steps, then tossed the football gently toward Jake, who caught it with both hands. The crowd of players erupted in cheers.

Jake raised the ball high in victory. For one perfect moment, he wasn’t sick. He was unstoppable.

The video of that moment went viral. Again.

But for Patrick, the story didn’t end there.

One month later, after Jake passed peacefully with his family by his side, Patrick launched the Jake Miller Foundation, dedicated to helping children with terminal illnesses fulfill their dreams.

“Jake reminded me why I play this game,” Patrick said at the launch. “Not for records. Not for trophies. But for moments that matter.”

And every year since, before the first game of the season, Patrick visits a quiet corner of Arrowhead Stadium where a small plaque reads:

“To Jake, our forever QB. You taught us what it means to be brave.”

Because sometimes, heroes don’t wear capes.

Sometimes, they wear #15.

‘Definitely Not as Much Golf and Video Games,’ Says New Dad Patrick Mahomes

One of the biggest young stars in sports, Patrick Mahomes is charting his own path. He broke the Madden curse, became a Super Bowl MVP, and even became a part-owner of an MLB team. He got one of the biggest contracts in NFL history, came up one Tom Brady short of a second straight Super Bowl, but now he’s dealing with his biggest challenge yet; becoming a girl dad.

Mahomes and his fiancee welcomed their first baby to the world earlier this year. Mahomes has been adjusting to life in the dad club and has opened up in a press conference about what it’s been like for him.

The biggest thing he’s had to give up since becoming a dad? Golf and video games. “Definitely not as much golf and video games,” he joked in the interview when asked what has changed about his life.

That may be the most relatable thing Mahomes has done. Every dad can relate to having what now feels like ALL THE TIME IN THE WORLD when you don’t have kids. It’s hard to even imagine that much freedom, even with the demands of being a world-class athlete. Golf and video games are two of the best recreational outlets out there, and every dad probably cringed a bit hearing him say that, recognizing it in our own lives.

And yeah, ‘not as much’ isn’t zero. You still gotta make time for yourself, it just happens a whooooole lot less than it did before. It can be a little easier to jump on the Xbox for some Rocket League or Call of Duty than it is to play 18 holes, but both are still tricky to pull off with an infant crawling around.

You pretty much get to the point where you have to decide between two precious things, like sleep or another hour of gaming with your squad. There’s always gonna be a trade-off, that comes with the territory.

Mahomes said they have still been able to do a few little trips as a new family of three, but they want to spend as much time with their daughter as possible, especially during the offseason.

“I mean it’s a special thing you want to be around her as much as possible,” he said. “We still take trips here and there but we’re able to take her with us, luckily enough, and be able to spend time with her as much as we can.”

And being a dad has been the biggest learning curve of all for the star quarterback, harder than breaking down opposing defenses.

“I’ve had to learn a lot there, probably more than I’ve learned in my entire life until till now,” Mahomes said. “How to take care of a baby and raise a little baby girl and try to make, give her the best opportunity and the best life as possible.”

That’s the dad journey right there. Learning a lot, trying to give them the best life, loving every bit of it while also mourning the little pieces of your old self that slide away in the process.

And then when she���s a little older, Mahomes will learn a whole new level of dad, the one where he has a little partner riding in the golf cart of holding controller 2.