NFL fans discover the secret message behind Patrick Mahomes’ weird finger wiggle before every snap

Patrick Mahomes has a unique finger wiggling habit that fans are only recently picking up on.

The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback has many quirks and idiosyncrasies to his game but his latest odd habit has captured many peoples’ curiosity.

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The quarterback has been spotted twitching his fingers before every playCredit: Getty

The supremely talented signal caller has developed a habit where he wiggles his fingers between plays, usually before a snap.

Mahomes pulls his hand up near his face, spreads his fingers and wiggles them up and down before lining up under center.

Fans have picked up on it throughout the season but it was particularly prevalent in the Chiefs’ 31-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 12.

“Why does Mahomes always twitch those two fingers?” one fan said on X, formerly known as Twitter.

“Why does Patrick Mahomes finger the air before every play”, someone else commented.

The Kansas star has never revealed the meaning behind it but various internet sleuths think they’ve worked it out.

According to some fans, they think it’s a gesture to tell his teammates to hurry back into formation and prepare for the next snap.

It’s similar to how, when taking a corner, some football players will raise their arm up to let their teammates know the ball is about to be swung in.

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Former Chiefs’ DT Khalen Saunders has also picked up on the gestureCredit: Twitter

“Think it’s his way to tell everyone to huddle up,” one fan said.

“It’s his ‘huddle up’ hand motion I can’t stand it lol,” another added.

It’s seemingly nothing that new though, as former Chiefs’ DT Khalen Saunders recently did an accurate impression of the gesture when impersonating Mahomes.

It’s a pretty unusual habit but with two Super Bowl titles and two NFL MVP awards on his resume, it’s clearly something that’s working.

Mahomes is having a solid if not spectacular season so far this year.

Through twelve games he has completed 67.8 percent of his passes for 3,127 yards, 22 touchdowns, ten interceptions and a 95.1 passer rating.

However, the defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs have stuttered of late, dropping to 8-4 on the season following a 27-19 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

KC remain atop the AFC West but are third in the AFC at large behind the 9-3 Dolphins and Ravens.

Kansas face the 6-6 Buffalo Bills this weekend, knowing that they cannot afford another defeat in the race for the No. 1 seed.