Mahomes Injury Updates Thread
 

Figured it would be more ideal to give this its own thread than the Jaguars gamethread.

Unspoiler to see the first two updates



UPDATE 3: Courtesy of King - High Ankle Sprain Confirmed

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">MRI today confirmed that Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain during Saturday’s win over the Jaguars, per league source. “Nothing more than that,” said one source, and Mahomes has said he plans to play in next Sunday’s AFC Championship Game.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1617211308071424002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

UPDATE 4: Got asked to add this report from Arrowhead Pride to the OP: https://www.arrowheadpride.com/2023/...chiefs-presser

I'm sad.

Went to the locker room x rays taken . I imagine we’re just waiting on the results ????

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">X-Rays were negative, source said. That’s the good news. But it does appear to be a high-ankle sprain for Patrick Mahomes. <a href="https://t.co/nGJTkeg07h">https://t.co/nGJTkeg07h</a></p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1616932257138356224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 21, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

THANK YOU JESUS

We can live with that

Here he comes !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

High ankle sprains ****ing suck. I wish I could donate my leg health to him.

This is bad news. Its a high ankle sprain. Mahomes was ONLY dealing because he was using his quickness and athleticism avoiding the pass rush manipulating angles and even had a jump pass. Jags have been blowing us up so far when Mahomes was in. Hes going to be a sitting duck now if he does play. Have to do alot of short passes and run more often.

Honestly that's probably how this offense should operate all the time. Your LT & RT are not good at dealing with a strong pass rush. Get the ball out quickly with short passes, or simply run the ball.

Just win baby!

So can they just pump it full of Cortisone?

You’re bad news.

Glad it's negative but high ankle sprain usually 4-6 weeks... Gonna go cry.

Plain images are great for bony abnormalities. They aren’t going to show any soft tissue injury other than the usual swelling. (Ligamentous or cartilaginous)

You're gonna need to start an injury thread for Arden Key after I'm done with him!!!!!

If Mahomes can't run around and do Mahomes things... Ugh. This sucks.

Wouldn’t help. They could use lidocaine but it would be dangerous

Take him out by the George Brett Statue and show him what’s up!

How about Brown and Wylie blocking. That would be nice

Exactly.

This is the worst news. He obviously didnt have a broken ankle.

Its either a sprain or a high ankle sprain.

This could end the season, this week or next. Its just shit luck.

Maybe he'll try to give it a go but its devastating.

Agreed. STFU. He’s still the best QB in the league. Let’s win this fckn game RIGHT NOW. Worry about the rest later

Enter all the guys who once has an ankle sprain giving us their stories.

Back on. Hope he's good!

Willis Reed out there

He doesn’t look right. Hope we can find a way to bury them and take him out asap.

Why does this shit always happen to the Chiefs. Our most important players getting hurt early in the first playoff game. Its ****ing lame.

The defense needs to play its best half of football of the season.

He shouldn’t be out there.

Stupid ****ing decision.

.

Get him out of there and let’s get healthy

Yeah no reason for him to be in the game.

Dude has toughness of legends though

I Belize you’re stupid.

The ankle (and his mobility) is not going to be fully recovered by next week if it is a high ankle sprain, but Andy has a week to start scheming plays for a more immobile Mahomes. They can still get to another SB.

This hot take aged very well.

Get him to the tub, add bath bomb, get jazz bath.
Hoping that fixes it

Yeah man, I hit the outside of my ankle on one of the legs of the bed while walking in the dark. Hurt like a mother ****er, but I was playing Madden later that day.

GD RIGHT THEY CAN

What kind of treatment can we get Mahomes this week? Someone break this shit down.

How much better can he be in 7 days?

PRP injection maybe?
Honestly is mainly going to be ready, letting the inflammation go down, taping the shit out of it, and getting him accustomed to being more immobile.

What is PRP injection? Anything we can do to get the inflammation down quick?

I am going to invent an insanely illegal drug that instantly cures high ankle sprains

Platelet rich plasma

Just steroid and NSAIDs and rest and ice.

Hyperbaric? No idea what else.

He is in better health/shape than all of CP combined.

As long as they said it was -negative- He will be sore, but fine.

Give him all of that and 7 blowjobs

Sir yes sir!!!

4-6 weeks more like 40-60 minutes.

I like this.

Also, one of the other Chiefsplanet doctors said it takes a minimum of two months to heal. They should all get together and have a convention on this and come up with a final answer.

https://hartfordhospital.org/service...uire%20surgery.

Types Of Ankle Sprains
The three types of ankle sprains:

Grade 1: Stretched ligaments that will improve with light stretching.
Grade 2: Partially torn ligaments that could require a splint or cast.
Grade 3: Fully torn ligaments that might require surgery. When it happens, you'll feel severe pain.

Recovery Time
"The recovery timetable depends on the extent of the injury," says Dr. Clifford Rios, a Bone & Joint Institute orthopedic surgeon and board-certified in sports medicine. "Nearly all ankle sprains are managed non-surgically. Mild injuries can often be rehabilitated quickly, with players returning to play the following week. More severe ankle sprains, and those involving the end of the tibia and fibula (high ankle sprain), require a much longer period of rest and rehabilitation."

When Does An Ankle Sprain Turn Black And Blue?
Grades 2 and 3 sprains could include tears in small blood vessels. Blood that then leaks into tissues causes the discoloration, even though it might not show for several days. The blood is usually absorbed from the tissue within two weeks.

Low Ankle Sprain vs. High Ankle Sprain
A low ankle sprain affects the ligaments supporting the subtalar joint, just below the true ankle joint -- a set of of three bones, the tibia (inside part of ankle), fibula (lateral, or outside) and the talus (lower). A high ankle sprain affects the ligaments connecting the tibia and fibula, the lower leg's two bones. A high ankle sprain hurts whenever you place rotational force on the ankle.

"Cutting puts more stress laterally, which is where the ankle sprain commonly occurs," says Dr. Rios. "A severe high ankle sprain would not tolerate even straight running for up to 8-12 weeks."

Treatment
A low ankle sprain is usually caused by an inward twisting motion. It's less serious than a high ankle sprain -- most athletes will return anywhere from a few days to a month. Recovery from a high ankle sprain, often caused in football when a player plants a foot on the ground before an extreme outward twist of the foot, can take 4-6 weeks.

Severe high ankle sprains can take up to six months and might require surgery. An X-ray, CT scan or MRI can help determine if you have a high ankle sprain or possible fracture.

A cast, splint or brace and physical therapy could part of the recovery plan, depending on the injury's severity.

If you suffer a mild ankle sprain:

Apply ice hourly during waking hours, 20 minutes at a time, for the first 24 hours after the injury.
After the initial 24-hour period, apply ice for 20 minutes three or four times a day.
Warning: Even though pain medications (ibuprofen) can reduce pain and swelling, do not use them for 24 hours after the injury because it could increase the risk of bleeding.

Patrick may not know it yet, but he may not be able to really move....at all. In a day or two.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Not sure of the extent of the injury, but Patrick Mahomes has nothing on his right foot. No wrap or boot or anything. He’s rocking the same sneakers he came to the stadium in. Also not much of a limp to be honest. We’ll see</p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1616965541675307008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I didn't like the fact that they had the Chiefs in the worst time slot of the weekend but now I'm glad they have that extra 24 hrs to work on it.

Why wasn't the game cancelled

Haha yeah those are always funny LMAO

https://thumbs.gfycat.com/RealComfor...le-max-1mb.gif

Mahomes with the game winning scramble next week.

It’s the best timeslot for resting bodies on the team and preparing schemes heading to next weekend.

Probably the adrenaline...or he just needs to air it out after being taped up so much.

Pat is literally seen on video running inside the tunnel at halftime. A serious injury would've required a trainer help him walk it off. Pat will be fine by next weekend.

Unfortunately it will feel like shit in the morning

I got this

Gold.

I’d like to point out that all this flukey shit ALWAYS meant a playoff collapse/loss before Mahomes/Veach/Reid.

We’ve survived some awful circumstances, because this dude combined with Reid/Veach is a franchise changer.

Down 24-0? No big deal.

Titans lead by 10? Go **** yourself. We’ll win by 10.

Can’t hit a big play against the 9ers? Shove a wasp up your ass.

Mahomes gets choked out and has to leave? It’s different these days. Henne thing is possible.

Mahomes takes a DL to his ankle and plays on one leg? Still a win and going to a fifth straight AFCCG.

Looking forward to Orlovsky praying for the ankle on national tv Monday.

It’s amazing how people on CP know Patrick and his body better than Patrick!

When we win the AFCCG, the negative of Mahomes ankle will suddenly turn into a positive.

It will make Andy more conservative on offense, and Patrick more apt to stay in the pocket.

Chiefs play efficient, mistake-free football, they win.

HUGE NEWS!!..most of the sports Docs were convinced he would be in a walking boot tonight. Profootballdoc seems to think it's a "low grade or mild high ankle sprain" and noted that both Daniel Jones and Trevor Lawrence also got high ankle sprains this season and returned to normal the next week. Both also stayed in the games they got injured in.

Can you two morons not use this thread to mock a guy who nearly died on the field ffs? Smh :rolleyes:

That's amazing. Ligament damage has to be minor.

I guess the Teals were this post season's Browns :fingers crossed:

Bills should have got a penalty for faking a penalty. He fell backwards after a tackle. Totally faked being dead.

I agree with you, they benefited way too much for that to be a coinky dink.

Nobody is reading that shit.

Remember when Patrick dislocated his knee cap? The doctors said he has some extra stretchy ligaments that helped his injury to not be so severe. (that was their technical explanation). Layman's terms he is super human and so are his body parts.

This may really help him heal faster here too?

I remember when Brett Favre played with an ankle the size of his thigh, completely purple and black. it was nasty. Believe that was bounty gate game.

Patrick is a tough son of a gun with the heart of a lion! He will be out there playing his guts out.

Looks like he’s getting an MRI tomorrow. Fingers, toes and everything else crossed.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chiefs’ QB Patrick Mahomes will undergo an MRI on Sunday to gain further clarity on the ankle injury he suffered during Saturday‘a Divisional Playoff win over the Jaguars, per source. Initial X-rays on Mahomes’ ankle were negative.</p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1616997054089400321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 22, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Is the MRI just being extra safe? Or reason for concern?

Mahomes said he was fine after the game and felt better than he expected to. He said he’ll be ready for next week.

Obviously, he isnt going to say anything is wrong, but he sounded pretty confident.

I would say customary is a good description

There is no reason to not get it, it you want to know exactly what’s going on.

I believe he'll be ready for next week. I'm just choosing to believe he only suffered a mild sprain. He has shown the ability to heal and recover quickly in the past.

He definitely won't be 100% though, and that's a bummer. His ability to scramble and run for first downs is obviously importart. He can still get it done and I wouldn't bet against him.

Not mocking the guy

Mocking the team's and the media's responses

That was a wicked ankle twist. Lots of articular cartilages and ligaments. Good idea to know what exactly they’re dealing with. Being cautious is the correct thing.