Patrick Mahomes, one of the finest players in the Kansas City Chiefs, has remained out of the field ever since he injured himself in December last season. While he has been a regular at training camps, his availability for the team’s pre season match against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has raised eyebrows.
ESPN insider weighs in on Patrick Mahomes’ availability as the Kansas City Chiefs gear up to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
A few hours ago, ESPN’s Nate Taylor, shared an update on Patrick Mahomes’ availability on X which read as, “Andy Reid, at the close of the Chiefs’ training camp, said that Justin Fields will play into the 2nd quarter for Saturday’s exhibition against the Buccaneers…”Nate Taylor added, “Patrick Mahomes will not play. No Trey Smith, Josh Simmons & Ashton Gillotte, either.”This update has sparked some major concern about the team among fans. A fan took to X and wrote, “Offense is cooked. This year is going to be an absolute disaster. GUARANTEED. Looking at another 6-8 win season at best.”Another fan posted, “At what point do we become worried about Smith? I’m aware they’re downplaying the injury but he’s missed double digit practices and now two preseason games.”A third fan noted, “Looking increasingly likely we don’t see Mahomes for any Preseason games Wish it was week 1 already.”However, neither Patrick Mahomes nor the Kansas City Chiefs has confirmed the updates yet.
Will Patrick Mahomes play in any of the preseason matches as concerns about his fitnes grow?
A few days ago, ESPN’s insider Nate Taylor had reported that it was unlikely Patrick Mahomes would be taking the field during the preseason matches.ESPN’s insider Nate Taylor noted, “I know Andy would feel like, I just wanna see [Mahomes play] from an operation standpoint just one time…”The popular NFL insider added, “But the medical staff understands that like the longer he has to wait to get hit on that leg, the better.”The concerns related to Patrick Mahomes have only grown as he remains missing from the field.Both the Kansas City Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid and the popular quarterback has assured fans that he is ready to get back to the field after spending the majority of the year in recovery, weeks after his surgery.As per ESPN, Patrick Mahomes opened up about how he feels now as he said, “It’ll be something I’ll probably be dealing with the next few years of my career and throughout the rest of my career.”The star player also added, “But I feel comfortable now being able to go out there and run the offense the way the offense is supposed to be run.”