NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell Defends Refs Penalty Against the Chiefs After Patrick Mahomes Outburst
On Saturday, news emerged that the NFL fined Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes $50,000 for his reaction to the offensive offside call against Chiefs receiver Kadarius Toney late in last week’s loss to the Bills. On Sunday, Mahomes was asked whether he’ll appeal the fine.

“I honestly don’t even know how that process works,” Mahomes told PFT by phone after Sunday’s win over the Patriots. “I think it’s the first time I’ve ever been fined. But I know mentally I’m just gonna move on and play. Now that the game’s over and I have an extra day, I’ll figure out how that process goes.”

There’s a good chance he’ll pay the fine and move on, given that he has fully owned his behavior.

“I knew that I let my emotions get the best of me,” Mahomes said. “As a man and as a person, you have to deal with the consequences of your actions. And that’s how I was always taught growing up. And I knew that something was coming. I didn’t know what it was going to be and then the fine came and all I can do now is move on and become a better person about it and not let that scenario happen again.”

I asked him whether the strong reaction to the Toney penalty might have been the culmination of a season’s worth of frustrations,