He Kansas City Chiefs The quarterback won’t head into Super Bowl Sunday feeling 100% healthy, but that won’t stop the two-time NFL MVP from making it, Chiefs owner and CEO Clark Hunt said Friday.
The Hunt family made an appearance on «Fox and Friends» on Friday to discuss the Chiefs ahead of their matchup against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, and Hunt admitted that while Mahomes won’t be fully healed before the game, he knows Mahomes has successfully battled injuries in the past.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass to running back Jerick McKinnon (1) during the first half of the AFC Championship NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, on Sunday, January 30, 2022, in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga)
«Since he got hurt several weeks ago, I can’t even count the number of times I’ve been asked that question,» Hunt said.
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«The great thing is Patrick is a very fast healer and he was able to get ready to play the AFC Championship game in a week because of that high ankle sprain and he did an amazing job, including the pivotal play late in the game that helped us win it: on his legs.
«He’s doing very well this week. I don’t know if he’ll be 100%, but I’m sure he’ll tell you otherwise,» he continued.
Kansas City Chiefs CEO and President Clark Hunt greets number 15 Patrick Mahomes on the football field during the team’s victory celebration over the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Championship game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (David Eulitt/Getty Images)
Earlier this week, during a media press conference, head coach Andy Reid made a similar assessment of Mahome’s ankle.
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«I wouldn’t say he’s 100%, but the coaching staff works with him relentlessly. I guess it would be a tribute to both of us, for Pat to come back for more and for those guys who criticize him,» Reid said Tuesday. .
Mahomes was voted NFL MVP for the second time in his career Thursday night after leading the Chiefs to their fifth straight AFC Championship game appearance and their third. Super Bowl in just four seasons.
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes led the Chiefs to a 27-20 loss over Jacksonville in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs on Saturday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri. (Tammy Ljungblad/The Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)
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But Hunt largely credited that success to Coach Reid, who joined the organization in 2013 after 14 years as the Eagles‘ coach.
«Well, it’s definitely been a special period for the Kansas City Chiefs, and really the big change goes back a decade, when Andy Reid walked into our offices to become head coach,» Hunt said Friday.
«He just did a tremendous job of changing the culture and just making us a consistent winner.