Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes to begin vs. Texans, regardless of ankle damage

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Quarterback Patrick Mahomes will begin for the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs in Saturday’s sport in opposition to the Houston Texans at Arrowhead Stadium regardless of sustaining a excessive ankle damage final Sunday.

Mahomes has no damage standing for the sport.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid mentioned earlier Thursday that Mahomes took a full apply workload Thursday, the Chiefs’ last session of the week. He additionally was a full apply participant within the Tuesday and Wednesday practices.

“He did look good on the market,” Reid mentioned. “He moved round fairly good. So, you are all the time wanting to ensure they will get out the best way, to not additional any hurt to them. So that is what I have a look at.

“I have been by means of it with him earlier than, and he amazed me each time he does it. The man, he is been so mentally powerful and simply places it right into a mindset that he has going into it [from] the place he was just a few days in the past.”

Vast receiver DeAndre Hopkins, requested how Mahomes seemed in apply this week, mentioned, “Like he all the time does.”

Mahomes suffered a excessive ankle sprain within the fourth quarter of final Sunday’s 21-7 victory over the Cleveland Browns. He got here out of the sport and was changed by Carson Wentz.

The Chiefs additionally dominated left deal with D.J. Humphries out of Saturday’s sport. Humphries didn’t apply all week due to a hamstring damage that knocked him out of a Week 14 sport in opposition to the Los Angeles Chargers. He didn’t play in final week’s win over the Cleveland Browns.

The Chiefs used Joe Thuney, normally their beginning left guard, at left deal with in opposition to the Browns. Earlier than not too long ago signing Humphries, the Chiefs had Wanya Morris or rookie Kingsley Suamataia as their left deal with, however each gamers have been benched throughout video games at varied factors.