Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes underwent an MRI on his right elbow after Sunday’s 35-12 win over the Jets. The test did not reveal any major injuries, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.
The team will monitor Mahomes’ strained elbow over the next few days for pain and swelling.
“If I am able to play, I’m going to play” Mahomes said, via Nate Taylor of ESPN. “It’s part of the game. It scares you at times, when you feel pain in certain areas of your body. Obviously I didn’t feel well, but I was able to work a little, especially at halftime.
With 1:33 left in the second quarter, Jets rusher David Bailey hit Mahomes’ right arm on a strip-sack. Will McDonald IV and Darrell Jackson Jr. also hit Mahomes during the play.
Mahomes didn’t miss a single snap despite the injury.
Julie Frymyer, the team’s assistant athletic trainer, spent the half helping Mahomes detach his right arm. Frymyer was also instrumental in Mahomes’ left knee rehabilitation after the quarterback underwent major surgery on Dec. 15.
“Any time it comes to elbows and knees, it’s always scary, just because you don’t know,” Mahomes said. “Even my knee last year, after I took the initial test, I thought because I could get off the field, I was going to be good. And then all of a sudden you take a test, and you’re out (for the rest of the season). That stuff scares you. Once I was able to throw the ball, I knew it wasn’t a ligament, it was muscles.”
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