Patrick Mahomes, previously critical of Chiefs' tight schedule, will play despite ankle injury

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Earlier this week, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes said he didn't want to put himself in "harm's way" and wanted to "protect" himself after sustaining an apparent ankle sprain.

Now, it seems Mahomes has nothing to be worried about.

The two-time NFL MVP is off the Chiefs' injury report and is good to go for Saturday's game against the Houston Texans.

Kansas City head coach Andy Reid told reporters on Thursday that Mahomes will "likely" play.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes watches play during the game against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on Sunday. (AP Photo/David Richard)

The injury comes at an inopportune time, with the Chiefs set for a stretch of three games in 11 days due to playing on Christmas Day, a rare Wednesday NFL contest.

"It’s not a good feeling," Mahomes told reporters last week about the schedule. "You never want to play this amount of games in this short of time. It’s not great for your body. But, at the end of the day, it’s your job, your profession. You have to come to work and do it."

"All you can do is focus on the game. The practice you have that day," he added. "I try to prepare my body all year long for this stretch. That's tailoring my workouts, tailoring how you practice and prepare, and the coaches do a great job of taking care of us on the practice field. We practice as hard as anybody, but they know how to dial it back when needed."

Mahomes injured his ankle in the fourth quarter on Sunday during the game against the Cleveland Browns. X-rays were negative, but backup Carson Wentz entered the game