Sunday night’s NFL games brought tough news about injuries, making winning and losing less important. First, the Dolphins’ wide receiver Grant DuBose’s scary head injury worried fans.
Then, Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury shook Kansas City Chiefs fans. Now, everyone is wondering if Mahomes will be ready to play in next week’s game.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is uncertain for Week 16 after injuring his ankle in Sunday’s 21-7 win over the Cleveland Browns. The injury happened when Mahomes was hit hard by two Browns defenders while attempting a fourth-down pass with about eight minutes left in the game.
Obvious high ankle sprain mechanism with possible MCL sprain. That ankle is likely to swell and worsen over the next hour. If Mahomes can continue, significant impact to his mobility pic.twitter.com/52rGvdwgF0
— Matthew Betz (@TheFantasyPT) January 21, 2023
He struggled to get up and could barely walk off the field. Then Mahomes was unable to return to the game and was replaced by veteran quarterback Carson Wentz. Fans are now anxiously waiting for updates on their star quarterback.
Chiefs head coach shares Patrick Mahomes’ injury update
After Patrick Mahomes hurt his ankle, Chiefs coach Andy Reid gave an update. Despite the severity of the injury, Reid clarified that Mahomes’ ankle is merely sore, not broken. According to CBS Sports, Mahomes has a high ankle sprain, and his recovery is expected to be week-to-week.
After the game, the head coach revealed, “It’s not broken; it’s sore.” Mahomes also said if the game had been closer, he would’ve tried harder to go back in. “I wanted to to go back out there, and I probably would have fought a little bit harder if the game had been one score,” Mahomes said after the game.
