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PATRICK MAHOMES BREAKS SILENCE ON PODCAST, ADMITS LEG INJURY IS WORSE THAN ANYONE KNEW: “I’VE BEEN PLAYING THROUGH PAIN — BUT MY LEG ISN’
Patrick Mahomes appeared on a podcast last night, sitting stiffly, his right leg extended, hands gripping the microphone as if every small movement sent a shock of pain through him.
No trademark smile.
No mischievous sparkle in his eyes.
Just a leader confronting the limits of his own body.
He didn’t hold back.
He spoke plainly.
“My leg hasn’t been right for a long time. Not just one game. Not just one hit. It’s the cumulative toll of pain, collisions, and countless times I told myself, ‘Just one more play,’” Mahomes admitted.
The doctors made it clear: if I keep playing the way I used to, it could get a lot worse, a lot faster.”
His voice grew quieter.
“I’ve been hiding it all season. Wrapping it, medicating it, training on my own. I kept running, kept throwing, kept leading — because I believed that’s what I owed Kansas City, my teammates, the fans.”
He paused, eyes fixed on his cleats.
“But the truth is… some mornings, I get out of bed and wonder: ‘Will my leg even hold up today?’”
Mahomes reflected on the moments that defined his career:
the impossible scrambles, the throws while falling, Arrowhead Stadium erupting in roar after roar.
“Now, every step has to be calculated. I can’t take anything for granted. And that… scares me.”
The studio fell silent.
“I’m not saying this for sympathy,” he continued.
“I’m saying it because the fans deserve to know that I’ve been fighting — not just my opponents, but my own body.”
Mahomes inhaled deeply.
“If there comes a time I can’t play, if there’s a game I can’t step on the field, please understand: it’s not because I gave up. It’s because I want to keep standing, keep playing, for as long as I can.”
He ended with words that made listeners hold their breath:
“Football has given me everything. And I’ll fight to play as long as these legs let me.
But from now on… I’m listening to my body.”
The podcast concluded with 67 seconds of absolute silence.
Mahomes’ final words:
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