PATRICK Mahomes expressed regret and remorse after being involved in the play which left Rashee Rice injured.
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Rice is feared to have suffered a serious knee injury in Sunday’s game.
Patrick Mahomes was involved on the play that injured Rashee Rice’s knee[/caption]
Rice left the field at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California on the back of a medical cart[/caption]
Mahomes expressed regret for his part in the play that injured Rice[/caption]
Electric sophomore Rice was attempting to tackle a Los Angeles Chargers defender who had just intercepted Mahomes.
Rice ran down the sideline to make a play but ended up colliding with Mahomes, who also tried to chase down his own pick.
Mahomes went shoulder first into Rice’s knee and the wide receiver was forced out of Sunday’s game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Rice had his hands over his face as he was carried away on the back of a medical cart.
Head coach Andy Reid admitted the injury looked serious with fears Rice has torn his ACL.
The Chiefs are waiting on test results to confirm the severity of Rice’s injury.
He could be out for the remainder of the 2024 NFL season if Reid’s worst fears are realized.
Mahomes was devastated to see his teammate go down.
“Rashee really made a good play,” he said after the 17-10 win at the Chargers.
“I was trying to tackle the guy and obviously rolled up on him.
“If I just don’t turn the ball over that never happens.”
Rice had 24 catches for 288 yards and two touchdowns in his first three games this season.
He was quickly becoming Kansas City’s top target ahead of Travis Kelce, Xavier Worthy and in the absence of injured Marquise’ Hollywood’ Brown.
Worthy scored a huge touchdown on a deep shot Sunday.
While Kelce put in his best performance of the season with seven catches for 89 yards.
Chiefs injury crisis
Patrick Mahomes lost another offensive weapon to injury in the Week 4 win in Los Angeles
The Chiefs saw wide receiver Rashee Rice taken off on the back of a medical cart at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California.
Kansas City was already without free agency signing wide receiver Hollywood Brown (shoulder) and starting running back Isiah Pacheco (fractured fibula).
Both are set to miss large parts of the 2024 NFL season.
Speaking after Sunday’s win over the LA Chargers sent them to 4-0, Mahomes said, “All we can do now is go back to the basics and try to get guys opportunities to succeed.
“The guys stepped up and filled in as good as they can the role that Rice has in our offense, which is a big one.”
“The guys stepped up and filled in as good as they can the role that Rice has in our offense, which is a big one,” Mahomes said.
“All we can do now is go back to the basics and try to get guys opportunities to succeed.
“With Rashee going out early, you’ve got to put Kelce back in that situation where he is getting high-volume catches.
“Then just with the Chargers taking away some of the outside stuff and leaving the middle of the field open and we were able to get Trav in some of those zone coverages.
“The whole Kelce thing in general hasn’t been a worry to me.
“I know whenever we need him he’s going to make plays, and that’s what he did today.”
