Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid faced another unfortunate dilemma Monday night as he dealt with a potentially serious injury to Patrick Mahomes. The ankle injury Mahomes suffered in the win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers left the legendary coach unsure whether to pull him from the game.

Reid spoke about the moment Mahomes went down and held his ankle during his post-game press conference.

‘Well, when he was taken away, I wasn’t so easy about it. I wasn’t sure where he would be with it, but he might have had the loosest ankles in America,” Reid said. “It’s crazy how he can come back from those things and still be mentally on top of it.”

Mahomes would finish the remainder of the game, leading the Chiefs down the field for the game-winning drive in overtime. Reid had backup quarterback Carson Wentz preparing for warmups in case his starter couldn’t continue, but was aggressively talked to about the issue by Mahomes.

“He’s a competitor. I told him I was going to take him out, and he wanted to fight me,” Reid said. “He’s a tough guy.”

The Chiefs return to action on Sunday against the much-improved Denver Broncos, with all eyes following the progress of Mahomes’ ankle throughout the week.

This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs HC Andy Reid comments on Patrick Mahomes’ ankle injury: ‘He’s a tough kid’