Patrick Mahomes' Injury Evaluated by 'Renowned Baseball Doctors,' Latest NFL Rumors on Chiefs QB

The Kansas City Chiefs sought some outside input to properly evaluate the elbow issue quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered in the 35-12 win over the New York Jets.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that "renowned doctors from the Kansas City Royals and Texas Rangers" took a look at Mahmoes given the nature of his injury.

"The Chiefs turned to baseball doctors because they felt those doctors deal with elbow injuries more in baseball than in football," per Schefter. "The Chiefs knew that they could not send a $500 million player like Mahomes to just any doctors — they wanted the best and brightest to examine the images of an elbow as valuable as Mahomes'."

The NFL insider reported Mahomes had a "very small" UCL sprain, which isn't serious enough to keep him off the field.

The injury comes amid a strong start to the season for the Chiefs, who are 6-2. Mahomes has put together a solid year after returning from a torn Achilles, throwing for 2,037 yards, 14 touchdowns and four interceptions.

Mahomes managed to avoid any injury scares until the Week 9 matchup against New York, when he took a scary hit to his throwing arm while trying to get rid of the ball.

That hit forced him to exit briefly, though he was back on the field by the next offensive drive.

Luckily, the Chiefs shouldn't have to be without their star quarterback when they play the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday.

Kansas City's backup quarterback, Justin Fields, was traded to the Chiefs from the New York Jets this offseason but has not yet seen any action. He has years of starting experience and should keep the offense afloat if he's pressed into duty.