# Chiefs consulted baseball doctors after Patrick Mahomes’ elbow injury scare: ‘Got away with one’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/chiefs-consulted-baseball-doctors-after-patrick-mahomes-elbow-injury-scare-got-away-with-one/
- Published: 2026-11-15T16:25:51+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-15T17:26:46+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/15/sports/chiefs-consulted-baseball-doctors-after-patrick-mahomes-injury-scare/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Mahomes has a muscle strain and a very small UCL sprain.
- Two MLB doctors deemed it safe for him to play.
- Specialists said the elbow damage could have been worse.

## Summary

The Kansas City Chiefs sought specialist opinions from two Major League Baseball doctors after Patrick Mahomes injured his throwing elbow in last week’s win over the New York Jets. Scans showed a muscle strain and a very small sprain of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL); doctors judged it safe for the quarterback to play against Atlanta after treatment.

The team consulted Royals physician Vincent Key, who specialises in UCL surgery, and Rangers physician Keith Meister, an elbow and shoulder specialist, because such injuries are common in baseball. They reportedly warned the damage could have been much worse, with Key saying the Chiefs had “got away with one”. Mahomes, 31, previously recovered from a season-ending ACL tear to start this season; Arizona quarterback Gardner Minshew is expected to miss the rest of the season after a more serious UCL injury.

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