Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes underwent an MRI on his right elbow following Sunday’s 35-12 win over the Jets. The test did not reveal a major injury, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reports.
The team will monitor Mahomes’ strained elbow over the next few days for pain and swelling.
“If I’m able to play, I’m going to play,” Mahomes said, via Nate Taylor of ESPN. “That’s part of the game. It scares you in moments, when you get some pains in certain areas of your body. Obviously, it didn’t feel great, but I was able to kind of get it worked on a little bit, especially at halftime.”
With 1:33 left in the second quarter, Jets edge rusher David Bailey hit Mahomes’ right arm on a strip-sack. Will McDonald IV and Darrell Jackson Jr. also hit Mahomes on the play.
Mahomes did not miss any snaps despite the injury.
Julie Frymyer, an assistant athletic trainer for the team, spent halftime helping Mahomes get his right arm loose. Frymyer was also instrumental in Mahomes’ rehab of his left knee after the quarterback underwent major surgery on Dec. 15.
“Any time it’s elbows and knees, it’s always scary, just because you just don’t know,” Mahomes said. “Even my knee last year, after we were doing the initial test, I thought, because I could walk off the field, I was going to be good. Then, all of a sudden, you do one test, and you’re just out [for the rest of the season]. That stuff scares you. Once I could throw the ball, I knew it wasn’t a ligament, and it was more muscles.”