DENVER (AP) ¡ª With Patrick Mahomes
sidelined
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the backup quarterback¡¯s job was to carry a clipboard and not the hopes and
dreams of an entire franchise.Mahomes escaped significant ligament damage when
he dislocated his right kneecap Thursday night in Kansas City¡¯s 30-6 pummeling
of the Denver Broncos and there is optimism the reigning NFL MVP could be back
on the field in about a month.Mahomes had an MRI exam Friday that showed the
ligaments were intact, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated
Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the team was still
sorting through the results and putting together a timetable for his
return.¡°He¡¯s a huge part of this team, huge part of the league. You just hate to
see that,¡± said journeyman Matt Moore, the latest No. 2 thrust into a leading
role in this ¡°Year of the Backup Quarterback.¡±Starting with Andrew Luck , who
retired at age 29 after dealing with a series of injuries, the league¡¯s
celebration of its 100th season has been marred by the loss of some of its
biggest stars.The club of QBs sidelined so far includes Drew Brees (thumb), Ben
Roethlisberger (elbow), Cam Newton (foot), Nick Foles (collarbone), Josh Allen
(concussion), Mitchell Trubisky (shoulder) and Sam Darnold (mononucleosis),
whose backup, Trevor Siemian was lost for the season with a gruesome ankle
injury.Now, the league¡¯s brightest young star is hurt, too.Shortly after
becoming the fastest player in NFL history to throw for
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one of his improvisational masterpieces but on the most basic play, a
quarterback sneak.The stadium grew silent as one by one players peeled off the
pile and Mahomes stayed down, his right leg stuck at an awkward angle before he
rolled onto his back, ripped off his helmet and covered his face.¡°I don¡¯t even
want to think about that,¡± receiver Tyreek Hill said. ¡°We are just trying to
move on from it, and I will continue to pray for my dog.¡±¡°It was out of whack,¡±
tight end Travis Kelce said. ¡°I couldn¡¯t even describe it. You looked at it and
were like, ¡®On no, there is something wrong with him.'¡±Denver defensive end
Shelby Harris¡® heart sank.¡°I¡¯ve never seen anything like that on the field
before,¡± Harris said. ¡°His knee was literally all the way to the side, his
kneecap was. I wish him the best. We definitely need him in the league, he¡¯s
definitely a big attraction in the league.¡±Mahomes shooed away a cart and
trainers helped him off the field once his kneecap was popped back into place.
Then, he walked gingerly to the locker room.¡°Obviously we need him to get wins,¡±
Hill said. ¡°But now we just have to move on.¡±The Chiefs¡® hopes of reaching their
first Super Bowl since 1970 ¡ª the year Mahomes¡¯
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their magnificent maestro but on Moore, a 35-year-old career backup who wasn¡¯t
even in the league last year as he sought to transition into either coaching or
scouting.Moore attended Kyler Murray¡¯s pro day at Oklahoma this spring alongside
Adam Engroff, the Miami Dolphins¡® director of college scouting. But Moore found
himself in demand again when Chad Henne broke an ankle in the preseason and he
signed Sept. 1 to back up Mahomes.It was Kansas City¡¯s dominant defense that
really stepped up when Mahomes went out Thursday night, but Moore did throw a
57-yard TD pass to Hill with Chris Harris Jr. in coverage. Overall, he was 10 of
19 for 117 yards.¡°It is crazy. I am pretty sure about three or four of the guys
out there on the field had never caught a ball from Matt even in practice,¡±
Kelce said. ¡°I know I hadn¡¯t.¡±While backups Teddy Bridgewater in New Orleans and
Kyle Allen in Carolina have each gone 4-0, most fill-ins aren¡¯t so
fortunate.Mason Rudolph was knocked unconscious after replacing Roethlisberger,
elevating undrafted Devlin ¡°Duck¡± Hodges, who¡¯d been cut at the end of training
camp, to the starring role in Pittsburgh¡¯s last game. Siemian¡¯s season-ending
injury opened the door for Luke Falk before Darnold returned last week.Only four
starting QBs who own Super Bowl rings are still standing: the ageless Tom Brady,
the rejuvenated Aaron Rodgers, the dependable Russell Wilson and the floundering
Joe Flacco, who somehow escaped injury Thursday night despite being sacked a
career-high eight times and knocked down on most of his other drop-backs.Hill
insists it¡¯s business as usual with Moore under center instead of Mahomes.¡°I
don¡¯t see anything changing,¡± Hill said.Except,
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Fangio said facing Mahomes is the toughest task in the football because ¡°you
have to defend two plays: the one they¡¯ve called and then the one he might
create.¡±Now, those skills are shelved, like those of so many others who have
mastered the league¡¯s paramount and most precarious position. On Thursday,
Tillery was reported to be visiting the Chiefs before draft day"You can keep up
with all the reported Kansas City Chiefs pre-draft visits and workouts with our
draft prospect and workout tracker. A new name has just been added to it: Notre
Dame defensive tackle Jerry Tillery. Let¡¯s take a look.Notre Dame defensive
tackle Jerry TilleryListed at 6 feet 7 and 305 pounds, Tillery was a four-year
player for the Fighting Irish.In his senior season, he collected 7.0 sacks and
8.5 tackles for loss from the defensive interior.Over his 42-game Notre Dame
career, he totaled 133 tackles (70 solo), 23.0 tackles for loss, 12.5 sacks and
three forced fumbles.He was named as Notre Dame¡¯s Defensive Newcomer of the Year
in 2015 and was the Moose Krause Lineman of the Year in 2017.After four sacks,
two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble against Stanford in his senior
season, he was named Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week, Bronco Nagurski
National Defensive Player of the Week and Reese¡¯s Senior Bowl Senior of the
Week.Tillery played eight games with a torn labrum in 2018.He¡¯s now undergone
shoulder surgery and is reported to be fully healed.Here are some 2018
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