NFL World Reacts To Chiefs' Ultimatum For Patrick Mahomes

NFL World Reacts To Chiefs' Ultimatum For Patrick Mahome

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Patrick Mahomes may be the best quarterback in the NFL, but the Chiefs still have the final say on whether or not he can play in a game with an injury.

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Mahomes "tweaked" his ankle during Saturday night's Jaguars-Chiefs game, per head coach Andy Reid. It's a positive update, all things considered.

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When Mahomes suffered the injury in the first half of the postseason bout, it appeared that he'd be unable to return. But that had more to do with the Chiefs' decision rather than Mahomes' injury.

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Mahomes revealed after Saturday night's playoff game that the Chiefs gave him an ultimatum: Go to the locker room and get x-rays or you can't return to the game.

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"They gave me the ultimatum that I wasn't going back in unless I went in there," Mahomes said, via Albert Breer.

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Luckily the x-rays came back negative and the Chiefs let him come back in the game. Kansas City went on to beat Jacksonville 27-20 to advance to the AFC Championship.

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