During Saturday, January 21’s divisional-round victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes sustained a high ankle sprain, a league source informed ESPN’s Adam Schefter.
Ouch. Better look at the Mahomes injury pic.twitter.com/zEUp5eJSln
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) January 21, 2023
An MRI performed on Mahomes’ right ankle on Sunday, January 22, confirmed the nature of the injury and revealed no other damage.
Still, Mahomes has stated that he plans to play against the Bengals on Sunday, January 29.
Patrick Mahomes on playing through his ankle injury:
“Obviously I missed some throws I think I could've made if I were in the right foot position. But luckily for me, I'm not in the right foot position all the time, so I'm able to make some throws like that anyways." pic.twitter.com/mtQUEbKhLZ
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) January 22, 2023
Chiefs coach Andy Reid mentioned that Mahomes had previously played through ankle injuries.
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.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 22, 2023