Patrick Mahomes injury update: Andy Reid reveals Chiefs QB to undergo MRI, offers concerning take
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered an injury on Sunday, and head coach Andy Reid shared an update. After the Chiefs lost to the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, Reid told reporters that Mahomes will undergo an MRI on his left knee.
“It didn’t look good,” Andy Reid said, per Adam Schefter of ESPN. That’s not a good outlook from Reid, as Patrick Mahomes is a big reason the Chiefs have played in five Super Bowls since 2018. It’s likely he will miss the rest of this season since Kansas City is eliminated from playoff contention, but if the knee injury is serious, Mahomes could miss the start of the 2026 season.
When Mahomes suffered the injury, he was trying to rally the Chiefs to a much-needed victory over the Los Angeles Chargers. But when Chargers defensive lineman Da’Shawn Hand brought down the three-time Super Bowl champion late in the fourth quarter, Mahomes left the game and was replaced by Garner Minshew, who threw an interception to give the Chargers the 16-13 victory.
Entering the 2025 season, Mahomes and the Chiefs had Super Bowl aspirations since they made the championship game the last three seasons. They were looking to bounce back from the Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in February, but could never get any real momentum going this year.
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Patrick Mahomes talks about Chiefs’ struggles this season
“I think we’re really talented and we’ve got a lot of great players, but it’s about being more consistent. I think it starts with me,” Mahomes said back in November, per Nate Taylor of ESPN. “There’s times where I’m firing, and we’re moving the ball down the field at ease. But there’s times where we go in spurts where I miss a throw or a [pass] protection call. We haven’t been consistent enough to win games. It starts with me.”
The 2025 season will be one Mahomes would like to forget, but his career has been Hall-of-Fame worthy. The 30-year-old has won three Super Bowl MVP awards to go along with his three championships. Mahomes has also been named NFL MVP twice and has been named to the Pro Bowl six times.