A report that surfaced during The Pat McAfee Show Wednesday claims that multiple players from the Kansas City Chiefs Wild Card matchup against the Miami Dolphins suffered frostbite. The report suggested Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes was one of the players affected by frostbite.
The Kansas City Chiefs played in dangerously cold weather
An earlier report was released from Kansas City public officials, stating that numerous fans were hospitalized from the cold conditions Saturday night. The NFL reportedly monitored the weather forecast before the game and decided to continue on schedule despite the National Weather Service calling for “dangerously cold” conditions during the game.
The Chiefs used their underground heating system to try to warm up the field. They used heaters on the sideline to attempt to make the sidelines 40 degrees. However, ice was still visible on the field, and icicles formed on Chiefs’ head coach Andy Reid’s mustache during the game.
NFL insider claims Chiefs’ and Dolphins’ players suffered frostbite
According to former NFL offensive lineman A.Q. Shipley’s report on McAfee’s show, multiple players received frostbite during the game.
“I think some [players] got frostbite too,” Shipley said. Shipley pointed at a picture of players on a projector screen and said players who weren’t wearing sleeves suffered frostbite. Shipley pointed at Mahomes and said, “We might have heard something maybe there.”
Shipley said his report came from multiple sources. However, he did not name who the multiple sources were. Shipley did not go into more detail about what players specifically received frostbite other than to say both sides suffered the injury.
"I heard from source(s) that some players did get frostbite in Kansas City on Saturday night"@aqshipley #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/PYWmjbQIwE
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 17, 2024
Patrick Mahomes was not on the injury report Wednesday
Despite the precautions taken before and during the game, the temperature conditions on the field were still dangerous. Heaters underneath the ground didn’t melt all of the ice on the field. Regardless of the heaters under the field, nothing protected players from the chilly wind blowing on them from above.
The NFL could have chosen to play the game earlier in the day when the sun was out. They could have rescheduled to another day or moved the game to a different venue. But the league chose to stay the course for a night game that risked its players’ health.
Mahomes was not placed on the Chiefs injury report on Wednesday for any reason. If the report is accurate and Mahomes suffered frostbite and was treated for it, the issue doesn’t seem to be a problem that will harm his availability against the Buffalo Bills in the Divisional Round.
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Nah, I don’t like the slant of the article. If they would have re-scheduled, you and everyone else would be crying conspiracy, “football is SUPPOSED to be played in the freezing cold weather!” And my favorite parallel universe headline: NFL GAME POSTPONED 24 HOURS DUE TO FRIGID TEMPS; MAHOMES (LITERALLY) CRIES FOUL – ‘WE F@&#IN’ HAVE UNDERGROUND HEATERS, GUYS!’
I said before the game that the NFL should NOT be allowed to jeopardize their players health! That’s just WRONG!
Their health is jeopardized every time they walk on the field regardless of the weather. If you haven’t noticed, it is a violent a violent sport.
Football should be played in the elements like snow, rain, sleet etc. That is how it used to be and they didn’t get paid the big bucks back then. If you don’t wat to get frostbite, then dress appropriately. Not wearing sleeves don’t make you tough. Didn’t have no domed stadiums back in the day when the players were tough. Now, they are soft and so spoiled.
They never would have made it back in the day.
I bet you didn’t see the NFL president out there on the field in the cold and he didn’t want to lose all that money from the television stations as he sat in his multi million dollar home saying they look cold and game has to go on.
You should never change the venue. Playoff teams earn home field advantage. The “Ice Bowl” in Green Bay was colder. Don’t want to play in the cold? Then ask for a trade to a dome or warmer climate and win your division. Or they could always go out and get a real job. Even then I worked outside in the cold for years. Colder than that night and for a lot less money.
Mahomes will use the frostbite excuse if he plays like crap or they lose
You are correct. Or the press will make him out to be a hero if the Chiefs win. Mahomet will bitch either way.
Players are pampered nowadays and highly overpaid thanks to free agency. As a Marine I slept in cold ass snow with windchill below 30 no tent with alot less pay for protecting your country. So the last thing i want to hear about how cold it was. Take a good look at the Packer Dallas ice bowl game. REAL TOUGH MEN played in that game. By the way the sun didnt do shit.