Patrick Mahomes Skipped His Teammate's Greece Wedding for This $325 Million Reason

Patrick Mahomes had a choice to make over Mother's Day weekend, and he chose rehab and business over celebrating one of his Chiefs teammate's biggest moments. While George Karlaftis was getting married at the One&Only Aesthesis resort in Greece on May 9, Mahomes stayed stateside, focused on his recovery from a devastating knee injury and his growing portfolio in women's sports ownership.

It wasn't a cold move, though. Mahomes still showed up in the comments on Instagram with a congratulatory "Congrats!!!!" for Karlaftis and his new wife, Kaia Harris. But instead of making the trip to Greece, he spent Mother's Day weekend at CPKC Stadium in Kansas City with his wife Brittany and their kids, supporting the Kansas City Current, the NWSL club they part own together. The Current even posted photos from the game, captioning it: "Another Mahomes Mother's Day Co-owners @brittanylynne & @patrickmahomes enjoying a dub at home."

The Injury That Changed Everything

Mahomes tore both his ACL and LCL during a December game against the Los Angeles Chargers, effectively ending his 2025 NFL season. But according to Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, the quarterback is "way ahead of schedule" in his rehab work at the team facility this offseason. He's targeting a return for Week 1 of the 2026 season, with Kansas City reportedly planning to open against Denver on Monday Night Football on September 14.

That's the kind of timeline that doesn't leave room for extended trips to Greek islands, no matter how much you love your teammate.

Women's Sports and the $325 Million Play

What makes Mahomes' choice interesting is what he's actually investing his time in. He and Brittany have become heavily involved in women's sports ownership, part-owning the Kansas City Current. Reports last year linked them to a $275 million investment connected to a new women's professional sports league. The couple is building something bigger than football right now, and Mahomes is clearly all in on that vision.

Karlaftis, for what it's worth, had plenty of reason to celebrate regardless of Mahomes' absence. The defensive end just signed a four-year, $93 million contract extension with Kansas City after being drafted 30th overall in 2022. He's recorded 30.5 sacks and 34 tackles for loss across four NFL seasons. Several other Chiefs players, including Travis Kelce and his fiancée Taylor Swift, made the Greece trip and danced together during the festivities.

Mahomes will be back on the field soon enough. For now, he's playing a longer game, both with his knee and with what looks like a major pivot into women's sports ownership alongside his wife.

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