KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Patrick Mahomes will begin for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Saturday’s recreation towards the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium regardless of sustaining a excessive ankle damage final Sunday.
Mahomes has no damage standing for the sport.
Chiefs coach Andy Reid mentioned earlier Thursday that Mahomes took a full observe workload Thursday, the Chiefs’ closing session of the week. He additionally was a full observe participant within the Tuesday and Wednesday practices.
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“He did look good on the market,” Reid mentioned. “He moved round fairly good. So, you are at all times trying to ensure they’ll get out the best way, to not additional any hurt to them. So that is what I have a look at.
“I have been by it with him earlier than, and he amazed me each time he does it. The man, he is been so mentally robust and simply places it right into a mindset that he has going into it [from] the place he was a number of days in the past.”
Extensive receiver DeAndre Hopkins, requested how Mahomes appeared in observe this week, mentioned, “Like he at all times does.”
Mahomes suffered a excessive ankle sprain within the fourth quarter of final Sunday’s 21-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He got here out of the sport and was changed by Carson Wentz.
The Chiefs additionally dominated left sort out D.J. Humphries out of Saturday’s recreation. Humphries didn’t observe all week due to a hamstring damage that knocked him out of a Week 14 recreation towards the Los Angeles Chargers. He didn’t play in final week’s win over the Cleveland Browns.
The Chiefs used Joe Thuney, normally their beginning left guard, at left sort out towards the Browns. Earlier than just lately signing Humphries, the Chiefs had Wanya Morris or rookie Kingsley Suamataia as their left sort out, however each gamers had been benched throughout video games at varied factors.
