Patrick Mahomes’ ability to survive a nearly catastrophic injury was already part of his growing legend before last Sunday. His uncanny durability dates back to his high school playing days, writes rustindodd and ByNateTaylor.
in the AFC Championship Game. Mahomes has already twice overcome injuries to reach the Super Bowl, recovering from a dislocated kneecap in 2019 and playing through turf toe in the 2020 playoffs. But if he is to lead the Chiefs to a third Super Bowl in the past four years, it might require his most resilient act yet.
Mahomes’ ability to survive a nearly catastrophic injury was already part of his growing legend before Sunday. In 2019, he famously wanted to play just one week after dislocating his kneecap against thePatrick Mahomes injured his knee on Oct. 17, 2019, and lobbied to play the next week. “I remember our trainer telling me, like, ‘We probably need to sit him for like a week and see how it is,’” said Brent Kelley, then the basketball coach at Whitehouse. “He wasn’t having any of that. He was like, ‘No, I’m playing.’”Mahomes nursed the injury for the rest of the season, occasionally wearing a boot around school. But he didn’t miss any games. Whitehouse won nine in a row. Mahomes won district MVP honors.
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