At 7 days old, Patrick the goat might have been the youngest — and fluffiest — Chiefs fan at the 2024 Super Bowl Parade.

Named for quarterback Patrick Mahomes (who some fans say is a contender for G.O.A.T. — “Greatest of All Time” — status), the now-internet-famous baby goat came along to the parade because his owners couldn’t find a pet sitter.

Here are the Chiefs stars who held him, footage of the kid finding fame among football’s finest and an interview with his owners on how he’s doing now:

Watch Chiefs players hold baby goat at parade

Baby Patrick was a sliver of joy that day, said Aaricka Haggins, one of his owners, before a shooting that killed one and injured dozens rocked the city.

“I felt like he brought a lot of joy to others that day.” Haggins said in an interview with The Star on Wednesday.

Decked out in a Mahomes onesie and Chiefs socks, Patrick the goat went viral in the arms of Isiah Pacheco.

The running back was signing items on the parade route when he caught sight of the goat. Pacheco let out multiple breathy “Ahhhhs” and stepped away from the unexpected animal. He asked if the goat was real, before whisking Patrick away for a victory lap.

Brittany Mahomes mouthed “Oh my god” as she gave Patrick to his guardians. “He’s precious,” she said. She cuddled Patrick’s face to hers, rocking him back and forth.

“Thank you for letting us hold him. I appreciate that,” she said.

Fans chanted “meet the goat” as Marquez Valdes-Scantling walked by. The wide receiver handed off his WWE-style belt to hold Patrick.

“Where did you get a goat from?” he asked multiple times, scratching Patrick’s neck and shaking his hoof.

The fluffy guy was a hit with many of the players, some of whom signed his onesie. Safety Justin Reid posed for a picture with Patrick, and defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi held out his hand for the goat to sniff.

Offensive linemen Mike Caliendo gave Patrick a gentle kiss, before saying, “I might keep him, bro.”

Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Missouri Governor Mike Parson both got in on the action, holding Patrick as well.

Did the G.O.A.T. meet the goat?

It is unclear if Mahomes — three-time Super Bowl winner and G.O.A.T contender — held his barnyard name-sake. Footage shows Patrick, held by Valdes-Scantling in his blue bucket hat, going up to Patrick Mahomes’ entourage.

The crowd cheered as Mahomes gestured for the following bus to stop, and later, wife Brittany Mahomes carried the goat back. Star staff were not allowed inside the parade route, and the Chiefs did not have photos of the goats together, according to the spokesman Luke Shanno.

A ‘kid’ star. Why was he even there?

Owners Lanie Kampert and Aaricka Haggins scrambled for “kid” care when they adopted Patrick the day before the Chiefs Super Bowl parade. The Kansas City residents who live near Parkville, had to bottle feed their goat every four hours, and all their possible goat-sitters were busy or going to the parade.

“We were like screw it. Let’s go to Rally House and get him an outfit,” Kampert said. The pair loaded up four bottles of milk, diapers and a blanket and arrived on the parade route at 6 a.m.

While the couple said they didn’t bring the goat for “recognition,” he ended up being a hit with fans and Chiefs players alike.

Haggins said, “There was a point I was afraid we weren’t gonna get our goat back.”

A friend held Patrick at the parade barriers, raised like Simba from “The Lion King,” the friend said.

What’s Patrick the goat doing now?

A week after his brush with fame, Patrick was hyper as ever, jumping on the laundry basket and head-butting the mirror, his owners said.

The purebread Alpine goat is a family pet, expected to grow to 150 pounds, according to his owners. While he’s only lived inside with a cat, Patrick will soon meet the other animals at Haggins’ farm, including four horses, two other goats and a pony.

As to how Patrick is taking stardom, his owners were divided.

“He’s really humble,” Haggins said. “I think he’s a brat, for sure,” Kampert said, laughing.

The Star’s Sharon Hoffmann and Monty Davis contributed to this report.