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Mahomes fell awkwardly after being tackled late in the first
quarter of the Chiefs' 27-20 divisional round win over the
Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday.
He went to the locker room as backup Chad Henne took the reins,
before returning in the second half and defiantly telling
reporters he would be "good to go" for Sunday's conference
championship.
"That's his mindset and then we'll just take it day by day,"
Reid told reporters, adding that Mahomes has worked hard in
treatment and is doing "OK."
It is not the first time Mahomes had to manage a significant
postseason injury: The former first-round pick suffered a turf
toe injury in the Chiefs' divisional win over the Cleveland
Browns two years ago.
A week later he completed 29 of 38 attempts to beat the Buffalo
Bills 38-24 in the AFC Championship, helping the Chiefs to their
second consecutive Super Bowl appearance. He underwent surgery
after Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers hoisted the
Lombardi Trophy at home.
Reid said it was too soon to say whether they would follow the
same playbook that got the former MVP back up to full speed in
2021.
"I'm just going to see how he's doing when we get to that
Wednesday practice," he told reporters.
The Chiefs face a significant hurdle to reach their third Super
Bowl in four years, with the Bengals coming out on top in their
last three meetings.
(Reporting by Amy Tennery in New York; Editing by Matthew Lewis)
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