The Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes went by means of a morning walkthrough on Wednesday and intends to follow as normal, elevating expectations that the All-Professional quarterback is not going to be slowed by his sprained ankle on this weekend’s AFC title sport in opposition to the Cincinnati Bengals.
Certainly on Wednesday, when requested concerning the Bengals sport, Mahomes sounded bullish.
“AFC championship week,” he stated. “Able to go.”
Mahomes was damage late within the first quarter of their divisional win over Jacksonville final Saturday, when Jaguars go rusher Arden Key landed on him. X-rays taken through the sport got here again damaging, and Mahomes returned within the second half to steer his workforce to a 27-20 victory and a spot within the Chiefs’ fifth straight convention title sport.
“It’s doing good,” Mahomes stated. “I’ve performed just a few days of remedy, just a few days of rehab. Excited to get on the follow area and type of try it out and see the place I’m at. However it’s feeling good thus far.
“I felt higher than I believed I used to be going to be after the sport. Shifting on it through the sport undoubtedly damage. However after the sport, I used to be capable of relaxation it and type of ice it up and do completely different stuff like that. I felt in just a little bit higher place and clearly the subsequent morning felt just a little bit higher, after which I’ve continued to get higher all through the week, so we’ll see how I really feel in the present day at follow.”
Mahomes additionally stated he was cautious of aggravating the harm.
“I’ll have to seek out methods to have the ability to push off and be capable to nonetheless make the throws the appropriate approach,” he stated. “I’ll push it just a little bit in the present day after which the subsequent day after which the subsequent day once more and see what I can do then. Not reaggravate the harm, clearly, however push it to see what I’ll be capable to do on Sunday.”
Mahomes stated the harm is just like one he performed by means of early within the 2019 season, when he got here again the next week to throw 4 landing passes in a win over the Raiders. The one distinction is it’s his proper, slightly than left, ankle.
It’s additionally not as dangerous as a toe harm that Mahomes had earlier in his profession.
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“He had a pair accidents in faculty he fought by means of,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid stated. “Within the NFL, with all of the video games you play, very seldom do you get so far with out having one thing. That’s simply the way it goes.”
Reid stated he doesn’t anticipate holding Mahomes again in follow this week.
“Most definitely he gained’t simply do some. I don’t suppose I’m going to should go there with that,” Reid stated. “I’ll have to tug him again just a little bit. However figuring out him, I believe he’s going to attempt to do every little thing and we’ll see what he does.”
