Many NFL champions can count on their sweet pups for support after an intense workout or football game.

Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany Matthews, are the proud dog parents to pit bull Steel and Cane Corso Silver.

“He’s an awesome dog — very loving, very energetic,” the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback told the Kansas City Star in 2019 about Steel. “He’s like my best friend. It’s a great dog to have. … It was a joint decision [to adopt Silver, because Brittany] definitely wanted it. I was trying to wait until the offseason, but she wanted to get it up here quickly.”

Mahomes is hardly the only professional football player to find comfort in a four-legged companion. Russell Wilson, for his part, shares three Great Danes with wife Ciara.

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“I love No. 3, so I always wanted to have three Great Danes,” Wilson said in an April 2019 video for the Seattle Seahawks, showing off pups Prince, Naomi and Hero. “They all feel like they’re brothers and sisters, that’s for sure. They like wrestling each other, that’s pretty much what they do for fun most of the day.”

Scroll below to meet the canine companions of the top NFL athletes:

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