Patrick Mahomes has admitted it was his mistake that looks to have ruled his No. 1 wide receiver, Rashee Rice, out with a season-ending injury. The emerging superstar is believed to have torn his ACL.

Rice was the Chiefs’ go-to receiver this season, entering their fourth game of the year among the top five in yards in the entire league – overtaking Travis Kelce as Mahomes’ preferred target.

But after throwing an interception, Rice and Mahomes both looked to tackle the ball carrier which ended with the quarterback landing on Rice’s lower half, causing him to leave the field in significant pain. It has since been reported by numeros outlets that he has blown out his ACL – ruling him out for the year.

Speaking for the first time after watching the play back, Mahomes said: “Rashee really made a good play. I was trying to tackle the guy and obviously rolled up on him. If I don’t turn the ball over that never happens. I didn’t know exactly what happened because I was trying to make the tackle. I knew it wasn’t good.”

Rice is currently undergoing a second opinion with a surgery date reportedly already set, but it looks to be the case that the Chiefs will be even more relient on Kelce – as well as first-round rookie Xavier Worthy. Rice is not the only receiver the Chiefs lost this week, with Marquise ‘Hollywood’ Brown being ruled out for the regular season without playing a game after suffering a shoulder injury in preseason.

Patrick Mahomes has admitted it was his mistake that led to the brutal injury

Kansas City is likely to look towards the trade market to replace Rice, despite bringing in Juju Smith-Schuster, who is yet to have much of an impact to begin the season.

The likes of Davante Adams, DeAndre Hopkins and Amari Cooper have been earmarked as trade candidates for the Chiefs, who will be in ‘win now’ mode as they hope to make history in becoming the first team in NFL history to win three consecutive Super Bowl’s.

The Chiefs could also look towards practice squad receiver Justyn Ross, who has been seen as an exciting talent, held back by injuries after dominating in college with Clemson.