KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has taken every precaution he can imagine to prevent contracting COVID-19, putting limits on who visits his home and even sleeping in a separate bedroom from his pregnant fiancee.
Now, an admitted ''mental lapse'' by the Super Bowl MVP has his team on edge.
Mahomes had just taken a knee to run out the clock on the Chiefs' 26-10 victory over the Patriots on Monday night in a game that was delayed 24 hours by positive tests on each team.
Amid an innocent scene of sportsmanship, NFL Defensive Player of the Year Stephon Gilmore approached Mahomes to give him a high-five and share a few words.