{"id":40123,"date":"2025-12-20T23:34:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40123"},"modified":"2025-12-20T23:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-20T23:34:09","slug":"chiefs-sign-quarterback-after-losing-patrick-mahomes-for-remainder-of-nfl-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40123","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Sign Quarterback After Losing Patrick Mahomes for Remainder of NFL Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwODg3MTE4\/usatsi_27770183.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15).\n\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0have already been eliminated from playoff contention, and there are still three games remaining in the season.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">They are 6-8 and have their most losses in a single season since 2012.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">In Week 15, the Chiefs fell 16-13 to the\u00a0Los Angeles Chargers. It was late in the fourth quarter when star quarterback\u00a0Patrick Mahomes\u00a0suffered a torn ACL and LCL.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Backup quarterback Gardner Minshew took over for Kansas City on the final drive.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Mahomes will miss the rest of the season, and while that is crushing despite not having anything left to play for, he\u2019s staying positive.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">\u201cDon\u2019t know why this had to happen,\u201d\u00a0Mahomes posted on X. \u201cAnd not going to lie it\u2019s hurts. But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again. Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back stronger than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwODk1NTA2\/nfl-los-angeles-chargers-at-kansas-city-chiefs-895506.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">With Minshew getting the nod for Kansas City on Sunday versus the\u00a0Tennessee Titans, the Chiefs needed to make sure they had someone ready to go in case Minshew gets hurt, too.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">On Saturday, the Chiefs announced that they signed quarterback Chris Oladokun from the practice squad to the active roster.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have signed Practice Squad players T Chukwuebuka Godrick, QB Chris Oladokun, and RB Dameon Pierce to active roster contracts.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>We have activated Practice Squad players LB Cole Christiansen and T Matt Waletzko via Standard Elevation.<br \/>\u00a0<br \/>We have placed LB Leo Chenal and T Jawaan\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/KjOkL8AlB3\">pic.twitter.com\/KjOkL8AlB3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Chiefs\/status\/2002440756427173957?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 20, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Oladokun will back up Minshew on Sunday. He is in his fourth season with the team with most of that time spent on the practice squad.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Oladokun has appeared in two games with the Chiefs and didn\u2019t record an attempted pass.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Kansas City visits Tennessee (2-12) at 1 p.m. ET Sunday on CBS.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles_cardGrid__qJwyp custom-block card-grid grid-content-card styles_cardGridContentCard__QcfPl\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardGridContainer__c2qPm card-grid__container visible\">\n<div class=\"styles_cardGridItem__Ko5Ao\">\n<div class=\"styles_card__RdXPU card card--list-media-right content-card styles_list__sOQyj styles_mediaRight__QLJKU\" data-testid=\"article-card\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40124,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40123","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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