Patrick Mahomes regrets outburst, interaction with Josh Allen،
Having had time to reflect on his sideline outburst toward the officials Sunday and his postgame interaction with Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes says he regrets his actions.
Mahomes was heated Sunday after an offsides call on Chiefs receiver Kadarius Toney negated what would have been the go-ahead touchdown with less than two minutes remaining. Toney took a cross from Travis Kelce, who had caught a pass from Mahomes, and completed what would have been a 49-yard touchdown. After the penalty, Mahomes committed incomplete throws on three straight plays and the Bills ran out the clock to win 20-17.
Mahomes yelled at the officials about the call as the Bills wound down the clock after getting the ball.
Obviously you don't want to react that way, I mean, I care, man. I love it, I love this game and I love my teammates. I want to go out there and put it all on the line to win.”, but obviously you can't do that, you can't be like that to officials or really anyone in life,” Mahomes said Monday in an interview with 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City.
He added that “more than anything, I regretted the way I acted towards Josh.” [Allen] after the match, because he had nothing to do with it.”
A WROC-TV Camera caught Mahomes telling Allen: “Craziest fucking call I've ever seen. Offensive offsides on that play, man. Fucking terrible.”
Mahomes said Monday: “I was still hot and emotional, but you can't do that. It's not a good example for the kids watching the game. I was more upset about that than I was on the sidelines. “
On Sunday, Mahomes said he asked three different officials about the call and never received a response. He said after the game: “Another game, we're talking about the refs. That's not what we want for the NFL.”
On Monday, however, Mahomes acknowledged that the call was correct.
“Obviously I saw it now, and if he didn't check and they weren't good, that's a foul. That's something you rarely see in the NFL. But it was a foul, it's part of the game, man. You learn from it, it's part of a person's life, you learn from your mistakes and try to be better next time,” did he declare.
Earlier Monday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Toney didn't check with the sideline official to make sure he was lined up correctly. When asked what his coaching advice would be to Toney this week, Reid replied: “Just make sure you check, make sure you check with the guy on the sideline just to see if you're lined up.. .It was 2 inches away from or an inch away from being legal.
Mahomes could face a fine from the NFL for his actions and comments and said Monday he would accept any punishment imposed on him.
“You have to accept the consequences of your actions and that's something I've always supported. I obviously didn't act the way I usually act and if there are consequences that come from that, I obviously accepts them,” he said. .
ESPN's Adam Teicher contributed to this report.
