Mahomes to Texas Tech grads: '勝利，勝つ your own 最高の Bowl'
最高の Bowl-winning quarterback Patrick Mahomes 演説（する）／住所d 卒業生（する）s of his 母校, Texas Tech, on Saturday, encouraging them to "go out and 勝利，勝つ your own 最高の Bowl."
"I know this isn't the 卒業 儀式 that you and your families had 想像するd, but that doesn't change the 結果 or all the hard work, long hours and sacrifices that you made to 達成する this milestone," the Kansas City 長，指導者s quarterback said in his 演説（する）／住所 that 空気／公表するd during the school's 事実上の 開始／学位授与式. "I know this is sure not how you imagined spending your last days as a student."
The 儀式 was held online because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Mahomes continued in his 声明, which lasted about 75 seconds, 説:
"But the world is in a different place today than it was just a few weeks ago. And as Red Raiders, we're built to persevere in difficult times. We've all had to take a moment and learn to adjust to these new challenges. And when the 半端物s are stacked against us, we make a play -- and I can tell you this is going to make us all more 競争の激しい and hungrier than ever.
"Remember, this is still a day to celebrate, to look 支援する on your friends you made, the professors who have changed your life and the memories that you will 心にいだく forever. Whatever 計画（する）s 嘘（をつく） in 前線 of you, I have no 疑問 you will go out there and show the world what it means to come from Lubbock, Texas. Go out and 勝利，勝つ your 最高の Bowl. Congrats, Class of 2020. I can't wait to see what you do next."
Mahomes played three seasons (2014-16) at Texas Tech before becoming a first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 選択 in the 2017 NFL 草案. In his first season as a starter for Kansas City in 2018, he was 指名するd league Most 価値のある Player. After the 2019 season, the 長，指導者s won the 最高の Bowl, 敗北・負かすing the San Francisco 49ers 31-20.
He isn't the only NFL player to 参加する a 事実上の 開始／学位授与式 this spring. Three weeks ago, twins Shaquill and Shaquem Griffin, who play for the Seattle Seahawks, 演説（する）／住所d the 卒業生（する）s at UCF, where they played.
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