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“Whaaaat, no Mahomes? I like it!” The GTA version of NFL players is out, and it doesn’t have Patrick Mahomes

“Whaaaat, no Mahomes? I like it!” The GTA version of NFL players is out, and it doesn’t have Patrick Mahomes

TOI Sports Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: May 7, 2025, 18:59 IST

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Grand Theft Auto VI is finally here after a long wait. Rockstar Games released the second trailer. It features realistic graphics. NFLonFOX reimagined NFL stars in Vice City style. Maxx Crosby, Josh Allen, and Lamar Jackson are among the players featured. Patrick Mahomes is notably absent from the front cover. The reimagined players are in the backdrop of their cities.

“Whaaaat, no Mahomes? I like it!” The GTA version of NFL players is out, and it doesn’t have Patrick Mahomes

(Image via Getty: Patrick Mahomes)

12 years of wait. 12 years of tumultuous torture. 12 years of unending longing. All for a game that touched hearts, blew minds and stayed in souls. Grand Theft Auto (GTA) VI is here. The first trailer was out on 12/5/2023! And the second trailer? Rockstar Games released it 20 hours ago on YouTube.The trailer looks so realistic(high-end graphics), as if it were out of a Paul Walker movie (Fast and Furious)! Jason looks like Paul Walker(so good to keep him alive in our memories), and Lucia, his partner, looks like Eva Mendes (Hitch movie actress).

Operation Sindoor

And the cop? Trying to catch them? Looks like our very own Hulk! Mark Ruffalo. Say, Vice City, baby!We guess you’re wondering what these vague innuendos are doing in the NFL section. Well, that’s what FOX Sports did, too. NFLonFOX posted a series of pictures from Vice City featuring NFL star players on their Instagram! And which player did the front cover not have? Kansas City Chiefs star quarterback who had failed miserably in the Super Bowl LIX! Patrick Mahomes, everyone. An IG user commented, “Whaaaat. No Mahomes? I like it!” Another fan said, “Needs Pat!!! ❤️💛”

Maxx Crosby, Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, Saquon Barkley, Ja’Marr Chase, Dan Campbell, Jayden Daniels, Micah Parsons, and Justin Jefferson look like playable characters from GTA Vice City

Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 2

The front cover of the GTA version of NFL players is out, and it has the following players:

Las Vegas Raiders DE Maxx Crosby enthusiastically holds the gridiron football in his hand. The Eiffel Tower and the lighted streets of Las Vegas are in the background.

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen humbly carries the gridiron football, and the Highmark Stadium and residential and snowy streets occupy his background.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson calmly clutches the gridiron football, aiming for a TD, with a shop selling crab cakes and high towers in the background.

Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley grapples the gridiron football as if he’d never let it go! Just like he didn’t in the Super Bowl LIX! Anyway, here, on the NFL version of the GTA front cover, Barkley is surrounded by a shop selling cheesecake! Interestingly, that’s how he’d celebrated his Super Bowl LIX win! Wow. GTA characters created by NFLonFOX are so, so, so, real.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase controls the gridiron football in his hand, as if it were a crystal ball! Chase has a camouflaged Bengal tiger in the background, with a nice sunset in a dense forest. But the dense forest further has skyscrapers - probably depicting green life encroachment by skyscrapers!

Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell looks hopeful for a Super Bowl LX win. Super Bowl LIX wasn’t his, but LX could be his! Campbell has Ford Field in the background. That’s where his team plays loudest! And, he loves the unwavering support of his Detroit Lions fanbase there.

Washington Commanders rookie(no longer a rookie now) quarterback Jayden Daniels does not hold a gridiron football. Daniels has crossed his hands, depicting self-confidence! He has the Peace Monument and cherry blossoms of Washington D.C. in the background.

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Micah Parsons is also not holding a gridiron football. All he’s doing is portraying a biceps gesture! Definitely showing off confidence, pride, power, strength, muscularity, courage, determination, and somewhat fun and humor? Parsons has the AT&T Stadium in the background. Now, we don’t know why he also has a moon in the background. Could you tell us in the comments?

Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Justin Jefferson appears to have been clicked after having caught the gridiron football! He has the Minnesota River, high scrapers, and U. S. Bank Stadium in the background.

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