Patrick Mahomes He was taken off the field with an ankle injury during the Kansas City Chiefs' game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, December 15.
The 28-year-old Chiefs midfielder suffered an ankle injury in the fourth quarter of the game, when he was replaced by a reserve player. Carson Wentz. Mahomes was listed as doubtful to return by the Chiefs. As Mahomes limped off the field, he was later seen riding in the back of a shopping cart NFL Screenshots.
“I was trying to make the play happen,” Mahomes said. NFL. “When I threw the ball, I got hit, I didn't see it, it felt like someone hit me from behind as well, so I kind of flipped over. It kind of happens in soccer. He tried to hook up again but obviously it hurts a little bit. Now we'll finish the replay part.” Qualification and we are trying to be ready for next week.
Mahomes did not return to the game but watched from the sidelines as the Chiefs beat the Browns 21-7.
Patrick hurt his right ankle. “It's not broken, but it's sore,” Chiefs coach said Andy Reid He said about the midfielder's ankle in an interview with reporters after the match Social media. “He'll start the rehab part as we go forward, and then we'll just have to see how he does.”
“It's not broken, that's what I can tell you,” Reid continued. “It's literally going to be day by day as we go forward. I don't know how much swelling he has or any of that.”
Mahomes suffered a sprained ankle after a joint injury when he was caught under two Cleveland Browns players: defensive end Okoronkwo stage And defensive tackle Mike Hall Jr
“It hurts,” Reid said He told reporters. “It would literally be day by day. He probably could have come back. He wanted to come back. There was no need for that.”
Postgame footage showed Mahomes leaving the locker room and being led onto the back of a cart headed for further evaluation of his ankle — and he was not wearing a brace or tape on the injured limb.
“Usually the next day is when you feel good,” Mahomes said of his injury. “I feel I could have finished the game in different circumstances. But I think the smart decision was made by Carson. He played a lot of football, and finished the game well.
It is currently unclear if Mahomes will be ready to play for the Chiefs in the final two games of the year. The NFL team is scheduled to play the Houston Texans on Saturday, December 21, and the Pittsburgh Steelers on Wednesday, December 25.
Mahomes' injury comes after he was fined nearly $15,000 Making a 'violent gesture' During the Chiefs' November 17 game against the Buffalo Bills, which they lost 30-21. In the fourth quarter, CBS cameras caught Mahomes miming using the shotgun after a big play. The NFL deemed this an offense punishable by a fine for unsportsmanlike conduct.
Patrick Mahomes is proud of the way the Kansas City Chiefs played over the weekend but knows they still have to bring it to reach Super Bowl LVIII. “Hey, real quick, real quick,” Mahomes, 28, said in an NFL clip while in the team's locker room after the team's game on Sunday, January 21.
Despite recent events, Mahomes previously stated that the fourth quarter of a football game should be “a little quieter” than the rest of the game.
“You want to get some explosiveness,” Mahomes told reporters after the Chiefs' 30-27 win over the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 24. “You want to be a little bit more calm in the fourth quarter. I've always said that can be a good thing when you get to the playoffs and later in the season, just knowing that you've been in those moments before and knowing how to kind of attack them.
