{"id":95676,"date":"2025-09-20T08:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=95676"},"modified":"2025-09-20T08:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-20T08:12:30","slug":"patrick-mahomes-injury-handling-shows-chiefs-may-be-spiraling-in-panic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=95676","title":{"rendered":"Patrick Mahomes\u2019 injury handling shows Chiefs may be spiraling in panic"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">Desperation surrounding the Kansas City Chiefs after falling to 0-2 for the first time in the Patrick Mahomes era is palpable. Meanwhile, the superstar quarterback surprisingly popped up on the team&#8217;s Week 3 injury report with a right wrist issue.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Mahomes logged three consecutive full practices despite hurting his throwing hand in the Chiefs&#8217; 20-17 Super Bowl LIX rematch loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He carries no designation heading into their <em>Sunday Night Football<\/em> showdown with the New York Giants. With those things in mind, Kansas City ostensibly isn&#8217;t too worried about the severity of the ailment.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">Conversely, the Chiefs&#8217; willingness to put Mahomes in harm&#8217;s way against the lowly Giants speaks to the current state of affairs in Kansas City. They&#8217;re playing with fire, knowing their franchise centerpiece and the face of the NFL is tending to a problem in his throwing hand. Regardless of how serious or not this may be, the handling of the situation is striking.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-3\">Chiefs&#8217; decision to let Patrick Mahomes play through wrist injury all but confirms panic in Kansas City<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\">It&#8217;d be different if this were mid-November or a pivotal divisional clash. But versus the Giants. Really? Do the Chiefs not have faith in Mahomes&#8217; backup, Gardner Minshew?<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\">The Chiefs are apparently prioritizing avoiding a third consecutive loss to start the year over erring cautiously with the heartbeat of their organization. They&#8217;re seemingly downplaying the circumstances, which can be seen as a vote of confidence. Yet, Kansas City may be proceeding a little loosely for comfort.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said Mahomes sustained the malady in their defeat at the hands of the Eagles (h\/t Charles Goldman of AtoZSports). The sideline general noted &#8220;some swelling&#8221; that Kansas City has since managed to &#8220;reduce.&#8221; In other words, it sounds like the inflammation could be a factor when the nine-time reigning AFC West champions visit the Giants.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">If the Chiefs can&#8217;t trust Minshew to keep the ship afloat in an early-season matchup with an inferior interconference opponent, when can they? The Giants are among the worst clubs in football and should be a cakewalk for Kansas City, no matter who&#8217;s under center.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Besides, it&#8217;s not like Minshew is some scrub; he&#8217;s a proven veteran with 46 starts under his belt. We saw him put up a Pro Bowl campaign that nearly yielded a playoff appearance as the Indianapolis Colts&#8217; top passer in 2023. 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