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Patrick Mahomes’ toe became a footnote when he was diagnosed with a concussion in the second half of last Sunday’s victory over the Browns.
The toe, however, poses yet another danger of preventing Mahomes from being Mahomes after an independent neurologist released the Chiefs’ quarterback on Friday to return to action in the AFC Championship Game.
“Going to the doctors, talking to all the doctors and taking the test, we have the belief that [there] there will be no more effects, and I will be able to go out there and be myself and be who I am every week, ”said Mahomes on Friday, via Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest.
Mahomes injured his left toe in the first quarter against the Browns and limped until he left with the concussion. No one outside the organization knows exactly what the toe looks like, because it was limited in all training with the concussion. (He was also listed with the toe injury, but would the toe have limited him in practice if he hadn’t suffered the concussion? Only the Chiefs know for sure.)
Andy Reid played down his toe injury earlier in the week, and Mahomes did the same thing on Friday.
Mahomes said his toe was “feeling much better”.
“The next day was very painful and, since then, it has gotten much better,” said Mahomes. “It’s something that you deal with as a football player. You deal with injuries. Fortunately for me, it wasn’t as bad as it looked, and it looked that day and the next day. “
However, expect Bills ‘defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier to try to test Mahomes’ mobility early to find out. Mahomes had 10 runs for 36 yards in the Week 6 match between the teams, which the Chiefs won 26-17.