Travis Kelce Addresses Patrick Mahomes’ Ankle Injury: ‘Toughest Guy’

Travis Kelce is weighing in on Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes’ recent ankle injury.

“We all know Pat is one of the toughest guys in the league,” Travis, 35, said during the Wednesday, December 18, episode of the “New Heights” podcast. “He’s going to play through anything and everything that he possibly can, all while making sure that the team’s best interest is there.”

Mahomes, 29, was “diagnosed with a mild high ankle sprain” after the Chiefs’ game against the Cleveland Browns on Sunday, December 15. Jason Kelce discussed the injury with his brother on Wednesday’s podcast episode.

Jason joked about Mahomes’ “weak ankles,” telling listeners that the quarterback has “just sprained those things so much at this point.”

“He’s going to tape it up. He’s going to be just fine,” Jason continued. “If you think it’s going to be that [much of a ] difference, all you got to do is watch the playoffs where he ended up winning a Super Bowl against yours truly. That ankle worked just fine. A lot of people were talking a big, big talk about it.”

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Jason added, “There’s going to be times where he’s probably going to pull up lame and it’s going to hurt. But I got to believe that this thing is going to be alright.”

Travis chimed in, noting that the Chiefs are “playing meaningful football games right now” and Mahomes wants to be involved.

“Pat wants to be out there for his teammates and his coaches more than anybody, man,” Travis added. “He’s always been that guy.”

Travis and Jason’s “New Heights” podcast episode came one day after Mahomes offered an update on his ankle injury. (Mahomes was also listed as a full participant in the Chiefs’ practice.)

“I want to be able to move. I want to be able to get out of the way. [Houston’s] is a good pass rush, a good defense,” Mahomes said on Tuesday, December 17, per ESPN. “They fly around. You don’t want to go out there and put yourself in harm’s way. Obviously, it’s football and you’re going to take hits, but you want to be able to protect yourself. So that’ll be where I’m at and I don’t want to limit the game plan.”

He added, “That’s another thing for me is I want to be able to move around the pocket so we’re not just sitting in one spot the whole entire game and letting their D-line really get after it. It’s about me finding that balance and seeing where I’m at … I won’t know until kind of close to the end of this week.”

The Chiefs are set to take on the Houston Texans on Saturday, December 21.