The Kansas City Chiefs won their Thursday Night Football matchup against the Denver Broncos, but it came at a big price as Patrick Mahomes converted a quarterback sneak on 4th-and-1 and suffered a knee injury that caused medical personnel to pop it back in place.
James Palmer would soon report that he suffered a patella (kneecap) dislocation, but no fracture.
A league source would tell Adam Schefter that “if there’s no damage, the best case would be around three weeks.” Otherwise, Schefter says it could be “downright dreary for the Chiefs, their fans and the league as a whole.“
Shortly after the game, Mahomes would ease the fears of Chiefs fans when he jumped online.
Mahomes posted the following update regarding his knee injury on his Twitter account Thursday night:
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The plan is for Mahomes to get an MRI on Friday to determine there’s any ligament damage.
