Without Patrick Mahomes, State Farm might have never had Andy Reid. Speaking to KCTV, Reid explained how his continued appearance in the ads was all due to QB 1. “I’m not an actor, for sure, but you know, something in the off season that I did and the reason I kinda did it for Pat and they asked us to do another one so I did it. But I know I’m not very good at it and so I’m gonna keep my day job here,” the coaching legend explained (via WIBW13). But maybe he didn’t need too much encouragement, since he’d previously had a good experience with the company. “Great people involved there [at State Farm]. They obviously reached out and talked to me about it and knowing that I wasn’t real comfortable doing those kinds of things, but they made it as comfortable as possible,” Reid shared, per the Kansas City Star.
Regardless, Mahomes seems to hold a lot of sway when it comes to getting his buddies on-screen with State Farm. Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was another one to join the insurance family, appearing in a 2023 spot that showed Jake from State Farm convincing him to change his last name to “MaAuto” and become “the best home and auto bundle in the league.” Like Mahomes, Kelce’s name is fast becoming synonymous with pop culture, but it’s Reid who’s getting all the love from viewers.
