{"id":13669,"date":"2024-12-23T07:56:11","date_gmt":"2024-12-23T07:56:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13669"},"modified":"2024-12-25T00:39:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-25T00:39:34","slug":"steelers-christmas-day-plans-thrown-into-chaos-after-bombshell-nfl-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=13669","title":{"rendered":"Steelers’ Christmas Day Plans Thrown Into Chaos After Bombshell NFL Announcement -thuan"},"content":{"rendered":"

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And while the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0have their hands full with a packed schedule and a\u00a0series of injuries to big-name stars, they aren\u2019t alone in terms of the latter.<\/p>\n

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That\u2019s because after\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0star QB Patrick Mahomes\u00a0suffered an ankle injury yesterday, the latest update casts a shadow on his upcoming availability:<\/p>\n

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\u201cPatrick Mahomes is believed to have suffered a high ankle spring in yesterday\u2019s game,\u201d NFL Media insider Ian Rapoport said early Monday morning. \u201cObviously, exits the game. Carson Wentz finished out a relatively easy win for the Kansas City Chiefs. You watch that hit high low, the amount of pain he\u2019s in, him limping off. None of it is good. That said, it does not appear, based on the initial diagnosis, that this is a dire situation. Yes, I said the words high ankle sprain, that is the fear. Patrick Mahomes could have more tests today. X-rays were negative. He is considered week to week. This is the same Mahomes that had a somewhat similar high ankle sprain around the playoffs a couple of years back and ended up playing. His body is just built differently. I know people say it, but it actually is. So, we will see what his status is. He has a Saturday game, then a Christmas game does complicate things.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Well, shortly after the initial report, Rapoport was able to confirm the status of Mahomes following his report that the QBs testing did show a high ankle sprain, something he\u2019s dealt with in recent years:<\/p>\n