Patrick Mahomes Injury

Mandi Marstall, Reporter

Patrick Mahomes is the quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs. Mahomes is also the reigning MVP and has thrown for 2,180 yards and 15 touchdowns. In Thursday night’s game against the Denver Broncos, Mahomes injured his knee during a quarterback sneak. It was 4th and 1 at the Broncos 3-yard line and Mahomes plunged for a first down and injured his kneecap.  After injuring it during the play he was not able to return to the game so the backup quarterback Matt Moore had to step in.

According to the NFL Network Mahomes suffered a patella dislocation and must undergo an MRI to determine if there was any ligament damage. As of Friday, after the game it was determined that there was no ligament damage stated FTW.

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, Mahomes will be out for about 3 weeks. That means he will miss the Chief’s games against that Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, and the Tennessee Titans. There is rumor that he should be well enough to play against the Los Angeles Chargers on Nov. 18.