Patrick Mahomes He limped off the field during the Kansas City Chiefs’ game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, December 15, with an ankle injury.
The 28-year-old Chiefs quarterback injured his ankle in the fourth quarter of the game, when he was benched. Carson Wentz. The Chiefs listed Mahomes as questionable to return. Mahomes limped off the field and was later spotted sitting in the back of a horse-drawn carriage, according to NFL footage.
“I was trying to make the play happen,” Mahomes said, according to the NFL. “When I threw the ball, I got hit, but I didn’t see it and it felt like someone hit me from behind. Same, so it’s a little bit rolled up. Same thing happened in football. Trying to bounce back, but it’s obviously a little bit sore. Now we’ll get some rehab done and try to get ready for next week.
Mahomes did not return to the game and watched from the sidelines as the Chiefs defeated the Browns 21-7.
“Patrick, his right ankle is hurt. It’s not broken, but it hurts,” Chiefs head coach Andre Reid According to social media reports, the quarterback’s ankle was discussed during a postgame interview with reporters. “He’s going to start the rehab part as we go along and then we’ll see how he does.”
“It’s not broken, that’s what I can tell you,” Reed continued. “He’s really going to be a regular part of our routine as we go forward. I don’t know how much swelling he has or anything.
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“It hurts,” Reid further told reporters. “It’s definitely going to be day to day. He might be able to go back.
Postgame footage shows Mahomes leaving the locker room and being placed on a cart for further evaluation of his ankle — without a brace or tape on his injured limb.
“Usually the next day you feel pretty good,” Mahomes said of his injury. “I feel like I can finish in different situations. But I think it was a smart decision to put Carson in.
It’s unclear whether Mahomes will be ready to play the final two games of the year with the Chiefs. The NFL team will take on the Houston Texans on Saturday, December 21, and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday, December 25.
Before Mahomes’ injury, he was fined nearly $15,000 for making a “violent gesture” during the Chiefs’ game against the Buffalo Bills on Nov. 17, a game the Chiefs lost 30-21. In the fourth quarter, CBS cameras caught Mahomes miming using a shotgun after a big play. The NFL considers this unsportsmanlike conduct, punishable by a fine.
Patrick Mahomes is proud of the Kansas City Chiefs’ performance over the weekend, but he knows they still need to carry it into Super Bowl XVIII. “Hey, that’s fast, that’s fast,” Mahomes, 28, said in the NFL locker room after the game on Sunday, Jan. 21. […]
Despite recent events, Mahomes has previously said the fourth quarter of football games should be “a little calmer” than the rest of the game.
“You want to get some blowouts,” Mahomes told reporters after the Chiefs’ 30-27 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 24. “You want to be a little more clinical in the fourth quarter.” I That’s always said, when you get into the playoffs and later in the season, just knowing that you’ve been through those moments before and know how to attack it, that can be a good thing.
