'Ayyy chill chill': NFL star's reply after vowing three was enough

Patrick and Brittany Mahomes are having baby number four, and the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is getting some stick for it.

The couple, both 31, announced the news in a joint Instagram post on Tuesday. One fan immediately reminded him that he once said three was his limit.

The post showed their three kids, Sterling, 5, Bronze, 3, and Golden, 21 months, gathered around their mum on the beach with their hands on her baby bump. The three of them will soon have a new teammate, as E! News put it.

"Another blessing from God," the couple wrote. "& then there were 6."

'I'm done'

It didn't take long for the comments to turn on Patrick. "I thought Patrick said he was done after the last one," one fan wrote.

The quarterback replied with "ayyy chill chill" and three laughing-crying emojis.

The fan had a point. In July 2024, with Brittany pregnant with Golden, Patrick told reporters: "I'm done. I'll say that. I did three and I'm done," according to the Associated Press.

And he wasn't the only one. Brittany said much the same on the Whoop podcast in June 2025.

"We're done, we're done for a while," she said then. "I don't know. I mean, I feel like you can never say you're done. I think three is all I need."

Clearly, plans changed. Other fans jumped to the couple's defence. "People are allowed to change their minds," one wrote, and another added: "Words said by almost every parent."

Patrick's mum Randi had no complaints. "I cannot wait!! Congratulations, love y'all," she commented.

The NFL and the Chiefs both congratulated the couple in the comments, and so did teammate Travis Kelce's New Heights podcast account, with four heart emojis.

A full roster

Patrick and Brittany married in March 2022. Golden arrived in January 2025, weeks before Patrick led the Chiefs to the Super Bowl.

Brittany, co-owner of the Kansas City Current, told Yahoo Entertainment in July that motherhood had "reshaped and redefined" her life, and that she now keeps her focus on "my family and the things that matter the most".

"Everything I do now is connected to creating more opportunities and creating a future that my children can be proud of," she said.

"It's made me more intentional, more purposeful and honestly, more motivated to keep going and keep showing my kids that there are no boundaries in front of you," she said.

"You can achieve anything," she added. "You need to dream big and understand that you have to work hard and do the hard things to do the fun things."

The couple haven't said when the new baby is due. With a fourth on the way, one thing is clear: the quarterback won't be promising anyone he's done again.