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There are actually worse folks for a younger quarterback to emulate than Patrick Mahomes. Dylan Raiola will attempt to seem like the star NFL quarterback on the sphere, however he already has the likeness down pat off the gridiron.
On Tuesday, Nebraska posted a photograph of the freshman quarterback arriving on campus for coaching camp. From the haircut to the sun shades to the patch of hair on his chin, Raiola is a Kansas Metropolis Chiefs jersey away from passing because the Tremendous Bowl champion’s doppelganger.
Loads of followers observed the similarities earlier than ESPN’s Adam Schefter juxtaposed the Raiola photograph with one in every of Mahomes.
“Ain’t no manner,” Tyreek Hill replied to Nebraska’s tweet, tagging his former Chiefs teammate.
“Patrick Mahomes is shifting into Selleck Corridor,” Husker Nook’s James Pruch joked.
“Took ‘costume for the job you need’ just a little too severely,” a fan wrote.
5-star QB Dylan Raiola pulled as much as Nebraska camp trying like Patrick Mahomes: pic.twitter.com/imwoJXecvW
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 31, 2024
The resemblance does not seem to be a mere coincidence. Raiola, who additionally wears No. 15, has drawn comparisons to Mahomes when it comes to his enjoying type. He additionally labored out with the MVP’s coach, Bobby Stroupe, earlier this offseason.
Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt went to Nebraska together with his son, four-star linebacker Dawson Marritt, on an official recruiting go to in April. They each famous the uncanny resemblance.
“They’re the identical precise particular person,” Dawson Merritt informed Husker 247. “Me and my dad have been speaking and we have been like, we should always take this dude to coaching camp in July, costume him up in No. 15 and all of that. I am telling you, followers would not be capable to discover. It is really that trippy.”
He added that they’ve “all the identical mannerisms” right down to how they stroll.
Nebraska followers can solely hope Raiola additionally seems like Mahomes when he takes over the Huskers’ offense.
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