Patrick Mahomes is focused on improvement after the Kansas City Chiefs' 2024 season ended with a 40-22 defeat at the hands of the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX.

Mahomes has won two MVP awards and three Super Bowls in his 20s. He'll turn 30 in September when he starts his ninth NFL season.

On the cusp of his milestone 30th birthday (Sept. 17), it’s tempting just to fixate on all that’s changed since — and to what degree that might be a prologue to the future in what already is a Pro Football Hall of Fame-bound career. So much so that his case could be made merely by stating his name and dropping the mic.