Patrick Mahomes’ mom rips Mack Wilson for hit that concussed her son

Randi Mahomes wasn’t happy when she saw the hit that injured her son.

The protective nature of a mother never truly goes away, even when your son is a professional football player. In Sunday’s AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Chiefs and the Browns, Patrick Mahomes was knocked out of the game on a hit by Cleveland linebacker Mack Wilson. While Wilson checked in on Mahomes after the fact and wasn’t flagged on the play, Randi Mahomes’ immediate reaction was to suggest it was “evil” and “trash”.

While one can see where Chiefs fans are coming from given Mahomes head was slammed on the Arrowhead Stadium turf, Wilson didn’t have any ill intent on the tackle. Sure, he very well could have been penalized (and probably should have been), but he didn’t try to take out the best player in football with a wrestling move.

Mahomes’ status for next weekend’s AFC Championship is still up in the air

While Wilson and Mahomes appear to be good given a Twitter exchange, the star quarterback may not be ready to play by next weekend, which is easily the larger story at play here. Mahomes is in concussion protocol, and despite receiving a relatively positive update due to the fact he’s dealing with primarily neck issues instead of a major head injury, Andy Reid hasn’t committed to any real improvement in his status.

Should Mahomes not be able to go, Chad Henne will get the start in his place. Henne, a veteran QB out of Michigan, isn’t close to the caliber of signal-caller Kansas City needs to defeat the Bills and Josh Allen. KC would enter the game as a sure underdog were Henne forced to take starter’s snaps. But, Reid and Co. will roll with the punches if necessary.