Patrick Mahomes’ back-up Gardner Minshew paid tribute to the stricken Kansas City Chiefs’ quarterback after watching him tear his ACL on Sunday.
Mahomes went down with lower than two minutes remaining of the 16-13 defeat to the Los Angeles Chargers. An MRI after the sport confirmed he had suffered a cruciate ligament harm in his left knee and is unlikely to play once more till the early weeks of subsequent season.
Minshew got here in with the sport – and the Chiefs’ playoff hopes – nonetheless on the road however didn’t get the job carried out, throwing an interception to the Chargers’ Derwin Jones Jr that ended their probabilities of reaching the post-season for an eleventh successive yr.
In a sombre Chiefs’ locker room, Minshew outlined his disappointment for Mahomes.
“It’s been laborious to observe for Pat,” Minshew mentioned. “That dude put a lot into it. I don’t assume I’ve ever revered anyone I’ve performed with extra. I’ve by no means seen somebody I’ve performed with give a lot of themselves to the group. To not get the outcomes is difficult, however I’ve bought extra confidence in him than anyone to return again and be higher than ever.
“He’s down, man, clearly. It’s a troublesome recreation, and it’s been a troublesome yr thus far.”
As for his personal issues, Minshew added: “I felt very snug to go in and execute the offense. I hate that scenario. I hate that I couldn’t ship and get us a win and preserve our [playoff] hopes alive.”
Mahomes set for surgical procedure
Mahomes is anticipated to bear surgical procedure within the coming days earlier than an offseason of rehabilitation.
The 30-year-old wrote on X: “Don’t know why this needed to occur. And never going to lie, [it] hurts. However all we will do now’s [trust] in God and assault each single day again and again. Thanks, Chiefs kingdom, for all the time supporting me and for everybody who has reached out and despatched prayers. I [will] be again stronger than ever.”
The Chiefs will now should dip into the market to accumulate a quarterback with Minshew not below contract for subsequent season and unlikely to be retained, except he performs significantly better over the ultimate three video games of the common season.
