NFL players throwing out first pitches! (Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Lamar Jackson, and more!)

And that is Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. He threw it to Drew Buter. You had a chance to visit with Patrick. I did and I was there when Drew met Patrick and Patrick said hey look I could throw ninety five but it'll probably hit the backstop. I think I'll just give you a nice easy pitch. I don't know if you remember you and I broadcasting his dad's game when he was with the Minnesota Twins. Well sure. And I think I had a couple of bats off his dad. I'm not mistaken. You did. Travis Kelsey Cleveland Heights native and a world champion with the Kansas City Chiefs and he's going out with his mom to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. How great is that. That's terrific. I mean she was a big part of it in the Super Bowl when he had a brother. She's got two boys one of each team. That's never happened before. That was something very special. All right here we go. Big man. Tell you what this guy athletic one of the best tight ends in the NFL before it's all said and done might go down as the best of all time. You can't cover the guy. Now let's see if he can throw a strike. Hopefully Patrick Mahomes gave him a few lessons before today's game. Here we go. He better not hit Bieber. He would have been in trouble. Might have been a little over and I think so. You've got to put a little air underneath that pitch but he almost one hopped him. Oh man. I'm here with Lamar Jackson. How different is that than throwing a football. Definitely a lot different ball smaller. You know it's a P.S. game with the football so it's totally different. What do you think of the guys in the clubhouse. You just saw them on TV a minute earlier and told me they were good guys. Yeah they pretty dope you know full of energy. So yeah no score as you take a look at the birdies Jenna and Brock Brock throughout the first pitch they had it on the gun pretty high too. Well he hummed it right by Kyle Harrison who never got his glove up time. This is what Mike's talking about the first pitch. Look he's he brought his glove. That's a fastball. I'm sorry. You got to make a play. First pitch the newest Bears defensive back Jonathan Owens throwing it out. That's a strike. He got it there. I mean it was certainly in the neighborhood and his wife one of the best gymnast of all time. Simone Biles cheering on her husband. This was just before the game. That's a two time All-American Blake Corum throwing an absolute seed for a strike during the ceremony of the first pitch. It was a thing of beauty. Thanks for being with us today. And how was the first pitch experience for you. Now thanks for having me. It was great. You know I look back at it. I just wanted to get it down the pipe. But looking back you know I wish I brought a little more heat. You know I had I had a little more you know I looked at my arsenal I was like I want to throw a curve ball and a knuckle but I just threw my two seam fastball and it went right down the pipe. We can't argue with that. Let's take a look at what you got on your hands. Luckily you weren't thrown with that hand. Yeah lucky I wasn't throwing with this one. I figured I'd put them on today. This is just two big 10 rings and we've got four more coming in on the 20th spring game. So I'm excited to see the Jason Kelsey and Fletcher Cox both announcing their retirement recently. Jason with a very emotional press conference Fletcher with a beautiful letter that Kyle Schwarmer and Bryce Harper coming out to catch the ceremonial first pitch. Hope they don't cross it up. Kelsey let it fly. Yeah. Nice sink to it too. Sure did. That may be a nice collectible item at some point. Would you have ever thought to do that. Bryce just didn't Fletcher Lewis just did Fletcher's dad's. Oh that was cool. That's a cool moment for the fans here in Philadelphia. The same for Jason and Fletcher part of the festivities. Gronk was out there to throw out the ceremonial first pitch. This is what it looked like. Not exactly throwing the first pitch. Great hand for one of the great tight ends of all time and he spiked it. So I don't think he counts as a pitch but we're underway. I think it's a balk. Great hand for Gronk here today. We'll now invite our four time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady to throw the ceremonial first pitch to our three time World Series champion David Ortiz. Tom Brady on the mound he's going from the rubber. And he bounced it up there in the batter's box. The better quarterback than a pitcher. Bounced it into the left hand batter's box. Did Brady as Tom Brady meet David Ortiz and they shake hands Ortiz going out to meet with Bill Belichick Jonathan Kraft and Robert Kraft. Be fair Brady was a catcher coming up. He was not a pitcher so can't be asked to throw a strike but he did. He pitched from the mound which you look for Eli Manning throughout the first pitch today here in Yankee Stadium. And we'll let Joe Girardi break it down for the people. So what happens if you throw a high pass you know to a receiver. I mean does he get lit up or does he get picked off. Could. But you know Joe you know now in baseball everybody's trying to hit the home run. They can't hit the high heat anymore. The pitch. So that's what you've been practicing. I was told to throw high heat. That was that's what I was you know got a little you know a little way from me. Gorlaz as we head to the bottom of the second inning you're watching Russell Wilson throw out the first pitch before the game today. It's been an exciting day here in Denver. It has been electric top two picks for the Cleveland Browns in the NFL draft. Baker Mayfield and Denzel Ward Baker Mayfield of course the number one pick overall out of the University of Oklahoma. And Denzel Ward what a thrill for him. Grew up just down the road in Macedonia went to North Donia High School leading the Knights to a high school football playoff run a few years back in 2014. He went to the state championship game. And of course a big thrill for him not to grow up here but to play at Ohio State and then to be drafted by the Cleveland Browns. Let's see how they do Arch. Oh they'll be just fine. Oh sure enough that's fine. They both were caught. Ladies and gentlemen please welcome to throw out tonight ceremonial first pitch. Bronx native number twenty six Saquon Barkley it's all in the legs Paul. Check out the legs. I know what he's got to set on him. Look at those. He's a thick fella. I'd rather try to hit him than tackle him. Come on. Pick it for him. Wow. Big time running back. People also are thinking football today with the city of Houston being awarded the 2017 Super Bowl and also here throwing out the first pitch tonight the Texans first round grab choice DeAndre Hopkins he'll be on the receiving end but tonight he gets to toss one out and he is with Laila Rahimi behind home plate right now Laila. Thanks very much Bill and DeAndre Hopkins. What was it like for you to throw out the first pitch because you said you were a little bit nervous going in. Oh it was it was great. You know just being out here in front of this crowd and just the great environment that that this that the stadium holds you know it was it was great just coming out here and throwing the first pitch. Campbell Patrick Peterson Darnell Dockett you guys had the chance to get out there and throw the pitch. I saw you talking to talking to Kirk Gibson. Did you prepare at all for that pitch. Definitely wasn't prepared but it's something that something I'm used to doing. So I'm a pretty good athlete. So I had to warm up the arm and put it right down the pipe.