Yeah, there's a bunch of new reports saying it was a nerve in his neck that caused him to go out.
There is a nerve cyatic [sp?] nerve, it is the nerve that a karate chop is supposed to hit, and it knocks a person out. That is a real deal, I always thought
that was just movie bs , but it can be done.
There is also the carotid artery , if that is hit or squeezed down long enough person will go out.
A blow to the neck can collapse that artery and sometimes it stays closed long enough to cause damage or kill the person.
I saw a vid about the wash fan who hit the cowboys fan in the neck, and that guy went out, and wound up dying. partly because no one knew
it was collapsed, probably a simple massage of that area gets blood flowing again, but no one knew what the deal was.
From what I saw, the guy had mahomes neck, so it could be that he was put out in similar fashion by having his blood flow to brain cut off.
You see guys do it in movies, grab the neck and squeeze till they go out.
But all that said, sure NFL wants mahomes in champ game, ratings are important to them, and sure he wants to play as well.
Being the darling of the NFL will get him in the game lol even if this had been a concussion.