KANSAS CITY, Ma. Andy Reid, coach of the Kansas City Chiefs, said on Monday that he does not know whether Patrick Mahomes will delete the NFL’s concussion protocol in time to play next Sunday’s AFC Championship. But Reid indicated that Mahomes may have felt good enough to return to Sunday’s division round.
After hitting a shot and hitting the ground, Mahomes gets up and staggers occasionally. After that, he was on his way to a brief examination in the medical tent from the sidelines before quickly descending a set of stairs and then ascending the Arrowhead Stadium tunnel to the Chiefs’ locker room.
‘There was a chance on the day Patrick came in again [the game]”Reid said. “You saw him run up the tunnel. By the time he felt good. But there’s a certain protocol you have to follow, and that takes it out of the coach’s hand and the player’s hand and the doctor’s. hand. ”
Mahomes was replaced in the third quarter by Chad Henne, who ended the Chiefs’ 22-17 victory over the Cleveland Browns.
The Chiefs tackle the Buffalo Bills on Sunday at Arrowhead in the AFC title game. Reid said they will have a plan on whether Mahomes or Henne will play at quarter.
“Because of the protocol, it’s a no-brainer from a coaching standpoint,” Reid said. “You do not have to think about it. You just have to go ahead and make sure you have an answer when he’s there and an answer when he’s not there. I can not tell you this from a medical point of view. I do not know. It’s their decision and I’m just following it. ‘