'It's not a fair matchup': Patrick Mahomes' mother Randi Mahomes under fire for saying trans women in sports create an unfair matchup
Randi Mahomes has entered the debate surrounding transgender athletes in women's sports (Imagn Images)
Randi Mahomes, mother of NFL superstar Patrick Mahomes, has sparked fresh controversy by openly sharing her stance on transgender athletes in women's sports. Speaking on a recent podcast, she emphasized biological differences between men and women, calling for separate categories in competition.
Her remarks have reignited the ongoing national debate surrounding fairness, inclusion, and athletic integrity.
Chiefs QB's mother uses podcast platform to defend female competitors
Patrick Mahomes' mother, Randi Mahomes, rarely wades into hot-button issues, but her recent appearance on Tirralan Watkin's MOMetize Your Passion podcast has landed her in the center of the nationwide debate over transgender participation in women's sports.
Citing her own background playing co-ed sports, she told listeners, 'Personally, since I've been a woman and a girl, and I've participated in mixed-gender teams throughout my life and just had fun playing sports… there's a big difference between men and women.'
Randi—who raised both a Super Bowl-winning quarterback and a collegiate softball player—argued that sex-segregated competition protects fairness. 'I think it's not a fair matchup. I love everyone, but in terms of physical strength and just our DNA, I don't think it's fair, because I have a daughter and a son,' she said, before concluding, 'I think women really need to be with women, and men with men.'
Her remarks echo claims made by several high-profile athletes and state athletic associations that biological advantages in speed and strength persist even after hormone therapy.
Critics, however, argue that blanket bans marginalize trans girls and women who simply want to play the sports they love.
Boxing example highlights murky enforcement across governing bodies
To underscore her point, Randi referenced the 2024 Olympic boxing bout between Italy's Angela Carini and Algeria's Imane Khelif—a fight mired in controversy after the International Boxing Association suspended Khelif, alleging she was 'a man,' while the International Olympic Committee cleared her based on birth documentation.
The conflicting rulings, Randi suggested, show why uniform standards are still lacking.
Although Patrick Mahomes has stayed silent on the topic, his mother's comments arrive as several U.S. states tighten or re-examine rules on trans participation in scholastic and collegiate athletics. With the Chiefs firmly in the national spotlight, any stance taken by the Mahomes family ripples far beyond Arrowhead Stadium.
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Whether fans applaud her 'common-sense' position or criticize it as exclusionary, Randi Mahomes has ensured that the conversation—like the larger culture war around gender and sports—isn't fading anytime soon.
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