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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes on potentially sitting out game vs. Texans: ‘Try to push it’

Kansas City #Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on potentially sitting out game vs.the Houston #Texans: ‘Try to push it’ | @EdEastonJr

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes still feels pain after suffering a high ankle sprain in last Sunday’s victory over the Cleveland Browns. The two-time league MVP addressed his playing status on Tuesday during his press conference with reporters.

“That’s the reason why you play this game; it is to push to play. So I’ll get to work in practice and try to push it to see where I can get to, but at the end of the day, I’m not going to put our team in a bad position.” Mahomes said, “So if I feel like I can play and go out there and win a football game, I’ll play. If I don’t feel like that’s the best-case scenario, I’ll let guys like Carson (Wentz) play. I mean, he’s a guy that’s won in this league as well.”

The Chiefs are already on a short week with Saturday’s regular-season home finale, and they will have a quicker turnaround for their Week 17 game on Wednesday. Carson Wentz is ready and waiting in relief again to start if Mahomes cannot make it through the week of practice.

“I don’t want to limit the game plan; that’s another thing for me, is I want to still be able to move around the pocket so we’re not just sitting in one spot the whole entire game and letting their D-line really get after it,” said Mahomes. “So it’s about me finding that balance, seeing where I’m at. I won’t know until close to the end of this week.”

Mahomes has played many games with an injured ankle, but the short week and the risk of further injury could push him to the sidelines. The next few days will determine his fate against the Texans and possibly Christmas Day against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reveals ankle status after victory over Browns: ‘Tried to bounce back’

Kansas City #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reveals ankle status after victory over the Cleveland #Browns: ‘Tried to bounce back’ | @EdEastonJr

The Kansas City Chiefs won their matchup with the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, but it came at a cost health-wise. Patrick Mahomes left the game early due to a right ankle injury, making many concerned about the star quarterback’s status for next Saturday’s game.

“Tried to bounce back up, but obviously it hurt a little bit,” Mahomes told reporters during his postgame press conference. “Now we’ll just get after the rehab part of it and try to get ready for next week.”

Mahomes fought through a physical game against the Browns, completing 19 passes for 159 yards and two touchdowns. He injured his ankle earlier in the season during an overtime victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers without missing time, but the same bounceback isn’t guaranteed this time around.

“Every injury’s different; you know what you have to do to get back,” said Mahomes. “That’s the most important thing. Now we just get back to the rehab part, the treatment part, and try to get ourselves ready on a short week against a good football team.”

The Chiefs return to action on a short week against the Houston Texans this Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium. Afterward, they will face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Christmas Day.

Steelers OLB T.J. Watt provides positive injury update from Week 15

T.J. Watt provides relief to fans with a positive injury update, keeping their hopes alive for the AFC North showdown against the Ravens.

Fear not, Steelers fans, for it appears your prayers have been answered! In Week 15, the hearts of the Black and Gold faithful dropped as fans watched former 2022 D.P.O.Y. T.J. Watt roll on the ground in pain during the fourth quarter of the loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. Injuries have been a recurring concern for Watt over the past few seasons, but fans were treated to an immediate and remarkable update—straight from Watt himself.

While speaking to reporters after the Week 15 contest, Watt revealed that tests and X-rays came back negative, and the issue was as simple as rolling his ankle.

It remains to be seen if Watt will be able to recover in time for Saturday’s Week 16 contest against the Baltimore Ravens, but the Steelers defender will do all he can to make sure he is ready for the AFC North showdown—especially with the opportunity to clinch the division on the line.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reveals the status of his ankle at Wednesday’s practice: ‘A little bit sore’

Kansas City #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes reveals the status of his ankle at Wednesday’s practice: ‘A little bit sore’ | @EdEastonJr

Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was momentarily helped off the field after rolling his ankle during the team’s Week 9 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He returned but was still dealing with pain after the game. On Wednesday, he shared an update with the media on the progress of his injured ankle.

“It’s doing good,” said Mahomes. “Obviously, when you have a little bit of a roll, it’s a little bit sore. But I’m able to move around and look forward to getting out to practice and seeing how I can push it as the week goes on.”

Mahomes fought through the pain and led a game-winning drive in overtime on Monday night. He shared that he began treatment on the ankle immediately after the game.

“I mean, you can only do so much,” said Mahomes. “It’s pretty late, but getting some stuff in the training room after the game and getting some stuff to take home, you throw it on there, stuff you can do overnight, that you put on there to kind of reduce swelling and stuff like that. But you come in early Monday morning; it was a long day yesterday of watching film, getting treatment, doing some rehab-type stuff, and preparing yourself for a short week and practice today.”

Mahomes will likely play on Sunday against the Denver Broncos in Week 10 to build on his best game of the season.

Cameron Jordan had ankle surgery, on track for offseason program

A midseason ankle injury slowed Cameron Jordan down in a big way last year. He’s since had surgery, and isn’t expected to miss a day of the Saints’ offseason program:

It’s no secret that Cameron Jordan didn’t look like himself in 2023. He played in all 17 games but only bagged two sacks and three tackles for loss, the lowest totals since his rookie season way back in 2011. The New Orleans Saints defensive end underwent offseason surgery to get right. Both Jordan and his coaches blame his poor production on that midseason ankle injury, but head coach Dennis Allen doesn’t expect him to miss any time in spring training while healing up.

“I don’t think it’s going to be anything that’s going to keep him out of the spring,” Allen told reporters at NFL owners meetings this week. Teams with returning head coaches, like the Saints, are allowed to open their offseason program on April 15.

While he doesn’t anticipate any setbacks from this ankle surgery, Allen did point out that the team plans on lightening Jordan’s offseason work to keep him fresh and rested when the season kicks off in September.

Allen continued: “I do think when you have a guy like Cam who’s getting a little older, how much do we do with him in the spring, how much do we do with him in training camp, I think those are all things that we’ve got to take into account when we’re dealing with a more veteran player.”

Jordan will turn 35 in June, making him one of the oldest players in the NFL along with his teammate Demario Davis. Their only senior among the league’s defenders is Calais Campbell. Left tackle Trent Williams and quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers, Matthew Stafford, and Russell Wilson are the other active players who can say they’re older than Jordan.

It isn’t unusual for the Saints to scale back practice reps for older players to save them for the regular season. They took that approach with Drew Brees in the final years of his career, too. Giving Jordan a day off here or there could pay off.

But the most important thing is recovering fully from this ankle injury. Jordan’s snap counts plummeted after he suffered both lower and higher ankle sprains in his left foot, and he wasn’t able to push the pocket on passing downs because of it. The hope is he can return to health and bounce back.

What complicates things is that both Jordan and the player he figures to split snaps with, Chase Young, are each recovering from surgeries. Any time they miss — and, again, Allen said Jordan should be back soon — is going to disrupt the chemistry in that group at defensive end. Hopefully everyone can heal up and get time in training camp to work together and develop a plan for attacking Week 1 in September.

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Report: Alvin Kamara is ‘day to day’ with sprained ankle before Saints vs. Falcons

NOF’s Nick Underhill reports Alvin Kamara is ‘day to day’ with a sprained ankle. There’s a real chance the star running back misses Week 18’s season finale:

This could be a real problem. Alvin Kamara left the New Orleans Saints’ win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with a sprained ankle and didn’t return to action after halftime, and there’s a real chance he won’t be available when they kick off the regular season finale with the Atlanta Falcons in Week 18. NewOrleans.Football’s Nick Underhill repots that Kamara “is truly day to day.”

When discussing Kamara’s status with reporters Sunday evening, Saints head coach Dennis Allen said: “So he sprained his ankle, I think it was on their sideline before the half. Kind of came in, got it looked at, came out after the half to try to test it out, and didn’t look he was going to be functional enough to help us win. I don’t know (whether it’s a high-ankle sprain), I haven’t gotten all the details as to what it is.”

If Kamara can’t go, the Saints are awfully shorthanded at running back. Rookie draft pick Kendre Miller has a chance to return this week but he hasn’t played since Week 9 due to his own ankle injury. Veteran backup Jamaal Williams had his most productive game in Kamara’s absence against the Buccaneers. Jordan Mims and James Robinson are options on the practice squad.

It’s also possible New Orleans could sign a player from another team to round out the depth chart — their former backup Tony Jones Jr. could be signed from the Arizona Cardinals practice squad — but no matter how you look at it, it’s an unsteady situation. And it looks like a tough matchup for an Atlanta defense that has played the run well this season. The Falcons are tied for the third-fewest touchdown runs (9) while ranking top-10 in yards allowed per carry (4.0). The Saints need all hands on deck.

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Marshon Lattimore (ankle) questionable to return vs. Vikings

Marshon Lattimore (ankle) questionable to return as another Saints starter injured vs. Vikings

The New Orleans Saints announced that cornerback Marshon Lattimore would be questionable to return during Week 10’s game with the Minnesota Vikings, meaning a third starter was injured at U.S. Bank Stadium on Sunday: Lattimore, quarterback Derek Carr, and wide receiver Michael Thomas. A very healthy Saints squad is suddenly looking like they could some rest in the bye week.

Lattimore was injured when another player rolled onto his leg while trying to help out with a tackle late in the fourth quarter; his teammate Malcolm Roach got the wind knocked out of him in the collision but was able to return to play. Lattimore left the game on a medical cart for further evaluation, though he was able to get to the sideline on his own without assistance.

Veteran backup Isaac Yiadom stepped in for Lattimore with Paulson Adebo remaining out on the other side and Alontae Taylor sticking to the slot.

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Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend: Ankle injury is ‘improving really quickly’

Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend told reporters that his ankle injury is “improving really quickly” during comments after practice on Monday. | from: @WesleyRoesch

Kansas City Chiefs All-Pro punter Tommy Townsend rolled his ankle last week during a training camp practice, but the injury appears to be healing quickly according to the man himself.

“It’s just kind of been a day-to-day thing,” Townsend said during Monday’s press conference. “It’s been improving really quickly which is good. It just got twisted up a little bit last week, but like I said, it’s been feeling really good.”

Townsend, who has been practicing off and on despite the injury, didn’t make it seem like he plans to miss any significant time in the coming weeks.

“I’ve been working with [assistant athletic trainer David] Glover in the training room, and it’s been progressing really well,” he said. “I don’t really expect it to be lingering or anything like that, so feeling good.”

Barring a setback, it sounds like Townsend will be playing in the preseason. At the very least, Townsend should be ready to go once Week 1 kicks off on September 7 against the Detroit Lions.

That’s good news, as Townsend was the NFL’s best punter in 2022, posting the league’s best net punting average (45.6) during the regular season. Now entering his fourth season, the 26-year-old hopes to come off his best season by solidifying himself as a consistently-elite punter.

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes provides update on right ankle injury

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes says he’s still not quite 100% in his recovery from the right ankle injury he suffered vs. the #Jaguars in the AFC divisional round of the playoffs.

There weren’t too many injury updates at the onset of the offseason program for the Kansas City Chiefs, but we did get some news on the most-talked-about ankle injury in the history of football.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes suffered a right ankle injury in the second quarter of the AFC’s divisional round of the playoffs against the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played on what would later be described as a high ankle sprain throughout the remainder of the playoffs, including in Super Bowl LVII.

Even over two months removed from the last game played, Mahomes indicated to reporters that he’s still not quite 100% and has some limitations due to the injury.

“Now, it’s been more about just kind of managing it, but getting the mobility back as best I possibly can,” Mahomes explained. “I wouldn’t say I’m 100%, but I’ve had no, necessarily, limitations. When you go through the grind of the week of training, you’re trying to push it and go through the rehab process, but at the same time, you want to make sure you’re still building. You might be a little sore on the weekends, but I think we’ve done a great job of pushing it to the right limit to where now I’m throwing and stuff like that and having no limitations there. Running and cutting, there will still be a few limitations going for the next few weeks.”

Mahomes said that the ankle is less significant in terms of his offseason work than the foot injury he worked back from during the 2021 NFL offseason. That injury required surgery and for him to wear a boot, but this injury required neither.

“I felt like we improved, especially these last few weeks, a ton. As far as the swelling, (it) went down finally and I don’t have that soreness as much as I was having it after just a few days of work. (With) the improvements that we’re making these last few weeks, I have a feeling that by the time we get to training camp, it won’t even be any question at all.  By the time we get to OTAs, I don’t think there will be any limitations on reps or anything like that, especially if I’m not running around a ton. At the same time, we’ll make sure with the rehab process that by the time I get to training camp that I can just roll out there and feel fine.”

All-in-all, Mahomes feels like he’s in a good place in terms of his rehab and recovery to be ready to go without any limitations come Week 1.

“I’m happy with where I’m at,” Mahomes said. “We’ll keep pushing it and getting me to the right spot for the beginning of the season.”

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Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes aggravates ankle injury in Super Bowl LVII

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes appears to have aggravated his ankle injury against the #Eagles in Super Bowl LVII.

A nightmare situation is occurring for the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.

Late in the second quarter, trying to make a play happen to help the team even the score ahead of halftime, Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes very clearly aggravated his ankle injury.

The play was botched from the start with a low snap from Creed Humphrey. With the timing of the play thrown off, Mahomes was scrambling out of the pocket, trying to pick up a first down on third-and-long. He was wrapped up down by his ankles by Eagles’ LB T.J. Edwards on the play and that seemed to be the issue.

Mahomes stayed down on the field for a moment before limping over to the sideline where he was in a ton of pain. He was met on the sideline by the training staff and by the one-minute mark in the second quarter, he was back standing on the sideline. We’ll see how it impacts Mahomes in the second half.

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