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Without Brady, Who Will be the Next Global Face of the NFL?

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Since Tom Brady officially announced his retirement from the National Football League after spending his first 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and his final three seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who can fill his shoes?

He is widely regarded as the greatest quarterback in the history of the NFL, but now that he has gone, which player is most likely to be the next face of the sport? Find out more right here.

Who will fill the shoes of Tom Brady in the NFL?

There are several emerging candidates who could end up becoming the new face of the NFL, and one name that keeps getting mentioned is the latest recipient of the NFL's MVP (Most Valuable Player) award – Patrick Mahomes II.

The 27-year-old American football quarterback plays for the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC (American Football Conference) West Division. He has played for them since being picked 10th overall in the 2017 NFL draft, and he is the son of former baseball player, Pat Mahomes.

So far, Patrick Mahomes II has been a Super Bowl champion (LIV), the Super Bowl MVP (LIV), the NFL MVP (2018, 2023), the NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2018), and has won 5x Pro Bowl accolades (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023).

He is being hailed by many as a once-in-a-generation talented player and the next player to take over the spotlight from Tom Brady. He is one of the most dominant players in the sport today, and his accuracy is like no other player.

Although it's a team sport, many will argue that he alone has helped take the Kansas City Chiefs to new heights, finishing this season above the Los Angeles Chargers in second place and third place the Las Vegas Raiders.

Is it possible to bet on who might be the next Tom Brady at licensed online sports betting casinos?

Yes, and no. For example, if you head over to any of today's best sports betting casino sites, you won't find an exact betting market that says, 'who might be the next Tom Brady?'

Instead, you can already find bets like who might be the next 'regular season MVP 2023/24.' At the time of writing, Patrick Mahomes is already tipped to win this award back-to-back. Let's take a closer look at the odds currently being offered, on average, for who might be next season's NFL MVP.

  • Patrick Mahomes II is the current odds-on favourite, priced at 7/1 in the UK fractional odds format.

In other words, in American/moneyline odds, he's priced at 700, and in the standard European decimal odds format, he's priced at 8.00.

These odds mean that Mahomes has a 12.50% implied probability rate of winning the MVP award for a second year in a row. This may not sound like much, but let's see what the bookies are saying about other players:

  • Joe Burrow – the second odds-on favourite to win the MVP at 8/1 (800, or 9.00) with an 11.10% chance of winning the award
  • Josh Allen – he is currently priced at around 9/1 (900, or 10.00), with a 10.00% chance of winning
  • Justin Herbert – he is currently priced at around 12/1 (1,200, or 13.00), with only a 7.00% chance of winning
  • Jalen Hurst – also priced the same as Justin Herbert (12/1, 1,200, or 13.00) with only a 7.00% implied probability rate

Can KCC (Kansas City Chiefs) clinch the AFC West Division in 2024 with Patrick Mahomes II?

You will also see that many of today's most trusted online bookmakers also have the Kansas City Chiefs as the odds-on favourite team to win the AFC West outright.

If you were to place a bet right now on KCC to win the AFC West outright, you would be looking at average odds of around 3/5 (which is -167, or 1.60), with a whopping 62.50% implied probability rate. In other words, it's a relatively safe bet. However, no bets are guaranteed.

In comparison, the Los Angeles Chargers are currently priced at around 7/2 (350, or 4.50) to win the AFC West division outright, with a 22.20% implied probability rate. The new season is scheduled to commence on Thursday, September 7th, 2023, and it will run until January 2024.

Final note

Patrick Mahomes II could very well be the next face of the NFL, but we will just have to wait and see. He seems to keep improving as a player, and he will no doubt go on to be one of the sport's true greats, especially if he can have a long and glittering career like his predecessor, Tom Brady.

 

 


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