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11:31 a.m.

Sheppard and Mahomes enter Jones AT&T Stadium. It鈥檚 75 degrees and sunny Authentic Donte Jackson Jersey , with a slight breeze. Sheppard knows there鈥檚 always a wind factor in this stadium. In 1989 (six years before Mahomes was born) Sheppard was the head coach at New Mexico and his team played here. 鈥淚鈥檝e been wondering how the wind will be tomorrow,鈥?Sheppard says. 鈥淏ut I know he鈥檒l have to make throws with the wind and against it tomorrow, because that鈥檚 what the NFL guys want to see.鈥?/p>

* * *

11:53 a.m.

Mahomes, again, is wearing Lululemon sweatpants (now gray) and a t-shirt. He carries a jug of water. Sheppard doesn鈥檛 want Mahomes to throw today at all, to preserve his arm. He鈥檒l barely even touch a football. This is a walk-through to work out all the kinks. Gathered on the field are the six targets Mahomes will be throwing to tomorrow, including Bell.

Before they begin, Mahomes and Sheppard go over the script. 鈥淥K, there鈥檚 two changes in the formation on the third segment,鈥?Mahomes says Authentic Anthony Averett Jersey , referring to throws Nos. 36 and 37 on the script. 鈥淚 think these two need to switch. If you were in that formation, you wouldn鈥檛 fake going this way, come out naked right, you know what I mean?鈥?/p>

The script is supposed to highlight that Mahomes can make all of the throws an NFL quarterback is asked to make. These are plays where he will need to be on the move.

鈥淎ll right, let鈥檚 go over this,鈥?Cabott says, pulling out his laptop and kneeling in a corner of the sideline where shadows protect the glare. 鈥淐ome into my office.鈥?/p>

Cabott, Mahomes and Sheppard all kneel over the laptop.

Mahomes: 鈥淚鈥檓 going this [right] way first. The comeback, I鈥檓 faking this way, naked left鈥?I鈥檓 just going to switch these two.鈥?/p>

Sheppard: 鈥淥K Authentic DJ Moore Jersey , that actually makes sense.鈥?/p>

Mahomes: 鈥淚 think in my head, I thought of it that way.鈥?/p>

Sheppard: 鈥淲ell, here鈥檚 what I鈥檓 asking. Before we were talking, you were going to throw the overs on both of the nakeds.鈥?/p>

Mahomes: 鈥淵eah, I鈥檓 throwing two different nakeds but this is the other one right here.鈥?[He points to play No. 42].

Sheppard: 鈥淪o you got two overs? And you want to throw one of the comebacks?鈥?/p>

Mahomes: 鈥淵eah. Let me think. If I鈥檓 throwing the comeback to the left, then I鈥檓 going to fake right. That鈥檚 what I want to do.鈥?/p>

And so it is decided. Play No. 36 will be a fake right, naked left comeback route. Play No. 37 will be a fake right, naked left over route and thrown to the tight end. In this order, it鈥檚 more accurate to what NFL teams would do. (Later, Mayock鈥攚ho attends the pro day鈥攚ill compliment Mahomes on the 20-yard comeback. 鈥淎 lot of quarterbacks don鈥檛 like to make those throws because they鈥檙e arm throws Daniel Kilgore Super Bowl LI Jersey ,鈥?he says. 鈥淚 thought they were outstanding.鈥?

Cabott will make the changes on the master document and update all of the scripts. But now, it鈥檚 time to 鈥渢hrow.鈥?/p>

* * *

12:10 p.m.

鈥淎lright gentlemen,鈥?Sheppard announces to the group. 鈥淭he goal of today is to be as comfortable as possible. We have the field as long as we want. We don鈥檛 have anywhere to be. So we can stay as long as we need to get it right.鈥?/p>

鈥淟et鈥檚 see what this looks like!鈥?Mahomes says.

The quarterback gets in formation. 鈥淪et, hut!鈥?He goes through the motion of stepping back and throwing the ball. And he keeps going.

After play No. 30, a five-step drop and corner route, Sheppard yells: 鈥淕ood timing, Patrick!鈥?Later, he鈥檒l yell 鈥済ood throw!鈥?It seems comical with no ball in sight.

* * *

12:37 p.m.

Mahomes is hands-on with the receivers. He鈥檒l stop on several occasions to give instructions. 鈥淗ey Kenny,鈥?he says. 鈥淎 little less pace on that one. Don鈥檛 be as fast. Remember, I鈥檓 play action so give me a little bit of time.鈥?/p>

鈥淵ou got it Authentic Tracy Walker Jersey ,鈥?Bell says.

When it comes time for the Hail Mary, Sheppard sticks his finger up to survey the wind.

鈥淗ail Mary with the wind, for sure,鈥?Mahomes says.

They run through the script one more time.

* * *

1:22 p.m.

Mahomes walks back into the football building. Kingsbury is the hallway. 鈥淗ow鈥檇 it go out there?鈥?the coach asks.

鈥淕ood,鈥?Mahomes says. 鈥淲e got better, cleaned everything up. I feel good about it. Real good about it.鈥?/p>

鈥淚鈥檓 excited,鈥?Kingsbury said.

鈥淣o drops today,鈥?Mahomes deadpans.

* * *

1:49 p.m.

Once again, Cabott, Mahomes and Sheppard huddle over the laptop 鈥?this time at a high-top table overlooking the weight room 鈥?and fine-tune their last minute changes. Mahomes will then go back to the offices and get the new printouts and have them laminated.

鈥淚 think we鈥檙e good Authentic Patrick Omameh Jersey ,鈥?Mahomes says when he returns. 鈥淓verything is set.鈥?/p>

Mahomes has claimed, on several occasions, that he鈥檚 not nervous about his pro day. It might be a function of his upbringing. The two most important male figures in his life were professional athletes; Mahomes has been to every MLB stadium, he鈥檚 taken batting practice with Alex Rodriguez and fielded groundballs with Derek Jeter; he鈥檚 grown up in locker rooms and is unfazed by big moments. Or perhaps draft season fatigue prevents nerves from revealing themselves.

* * *

2:01 p.m.

Mahomes has a meeting with an NFL head coach at 3 p.m. and at first, he wants to go to his hotel and shower beforehand. He changes his mind, and decides he will get something to eat. And then he changes his mind again. He will just wait here at the football facility until the coach arrives.

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