Patrick Mahomes’ Helmet Manufacturer Explains Video of Shattered Helmet vs. Dolphins
A video and picture showing part of Patrick Mahomes’ helmet cracking and detaching went viral during the Kansas City Chiefs’ 26-7 win over the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night.
A piece of Patrick Mahomes' helmet came flying off. đŽ pic.twitter.com/m2bFObIhnq
— Sunday Night Football on NBC (@SNFonNBC) January 14, 2024
Nice shot of Patrick Mahomes' helmet smash. Photo by Emily Curiel of the @KCStar
… pic.twitter.com/jtn6ZuxC0E— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) January 14, 2024
On Tuesday, VICISâwhich makes the ZERO2 helmet Mahomes was wearing at the timeâreleased a statement regarding the incident, saying the product still did its job despite cracking in the cold conditions:
An official statement from VICIS. pic.twitter.com/83Qa8kpz7n
— VICIS (@vicispro) January 16, 2024
The weather during the game at Arrowhead Stadium was frigid, with temperatures at kickoff of -4 degrees Fahrenheit and a ridiculous wind chill of -20 degrees.
It was cold enough to completely freeze over Andy Reid’s mustache:
Andy Reid frozen mustache update: pic.twitter.com/ipkzpwKcoo
— NFL (@NFL) January 14, 2024
Mahomes, shockingly, didn’t initially leave the game after his helmet cracked and played two more downs with it on before officials made him switch.
“I didn’t know what happened in the moment, but I got in the huddle and everybody was telling me,” he told reporters. “And I was like, ‘I got y’all, but I’m not coming out (of) the game.’ … It was a first for me.”
He then had issues with his backup helmet.
“We gotta talk about where we store the backup helmet because it was frozen,” Mahomes said. “When I tried to put it on, it was completely frozen. I couldn’t get it on. I don’t know if anyone got a picture of it. It didn’t look great. But we were able to adjust it on the sideline and get it warmed up a little bit and get rolling from there.”
He may face frigid conditions again this weekend, with a road trip to Buffalo to face the Bills in the AFC Divisional Round.
