I think it might've been a combination of the neck getting yanked & the helmet

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Jan 18, 2021
12:39:20am

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I think it might've been a combination of the neck getting yanked & the helmet

being smashed into the turf. His head was in a really odd position when the helmet smacked the ground.

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SinkingQuffa

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Anybody else confused by Mahomes’ injury? There is no significant impact to the

akmewg

1/18/21 12:12am

Sounds like a whiplash kind of thing. And he blacked out for a second.

macdizzle

1/18/21 12:14am

RE: Sounds like a whiplash kind of thing. And he blacked out for a second.

tippmancoug

1/18/21 12:16am

Doesnt look like the defender ever even gets under the chin. Its weird

rad dawg

1/18/21 12:14am

I think its the tacklers hand as he initiates the tackle hitting Mahomes in the

4mack

1/18/21 12:22am

Good eye.

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 12:47am

I agree.

fldnstrm

1/18/21 8:00am

Posssible. I think it’s the forehead on the ground. That’s not a typical angle.

StalwartBraveTrue

1/18/21 12:44pm

That's what I first thought, too. Watch close. It didn't hit the ground.

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 12:47pm

Good catch. Looks like he actually bounces it off the ball if anything.

StalwartBraveTrue

1/18/21 1:57pm

I think it might've been a combination of the neck getting yanked & the helmet

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 12:39am

I guess not. Watching your replay here is the 1st time I realized his helmet

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 12:42am

In MMA when slamming an opponent you place an arm under the chin at the time of

ekiben

1/18/21 12:58am

Though the helmet never hits the ground. The fact that his head was locked into

Fdnman

1/18/21 5:44am

I fell down onto rocks a while back. Didn't hit my head but jarred my neck and head

HighHorse

1/18/21 5:45am

Maybe you need a low horse instead.

sah22

1/18/21 5:49am

Yea they’re saying more of a MMA choke out

cougfanz

1/18/21 5:59am

That’s what it looked like to me. Almost like he was given a quick, hard sleeper hold

Trent

1/18/21 6:41am

Here you go:

Mister P

1/18/21 7:42am

Well here's my two cents. It had as much to do with his cervical spine as

deljdc

1/18/21 8:22am

Exactly this. The combination of first the spine being pulled, then the direct contact with the ground is what

IdahoCoug

1/18/21 8:37am

Nah. He's wrong about the vital pt of impact. 4mack hit the nail. Watch

SinkingQuffa

1/18/21 10:45am

Do any other docs think this could have been a vasovagal syncope type reaction?

1/18/21 10:52am

He didn't just faint. He was out on his feet when he got up. Also,

deljdc

1/18/21 12:22pm

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