Patrick Mahomes should be allowed to rest as long as he needs

Patrick Mahomes is the only reason the Chiefs can have realistic Super Bowl dreams, so why are they playing with fire each week with his sore ankle?

Something isn’t quite right this season. Ever since Patrick Mahomes first rolled his ankle against the Jacksonville Jaguars, the NFL’s reigning Most Valuable Player hasn’t looked the same—despite the fact that he’s still firmly in the conversation for a second straight award.

Most Kansas City Chiefs fans have likely noticed the difference. Mahomes has gotten quite lucky to not have a single interception against him on the stat sheet because he’s had more than one (or two or three) dropped by defenders for no good reason. The quarterback has also…