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Georgia mom fighting for life after acid attack ambush as FBI, police search for assailant
A Georgia woman is on a long road to recovering after 50% of her body was burned in an "unprovoked acid attack" as police continue to search for her attacker.
According to the FBI Atlanta Field Office and the Savannah Police Department (SPD), Ashley Wasielewski, 46, was returning to her home near Forsyth Park, a 30-acre park in the historic district, when a man approached her from behind and poured acid on her.
The incident happened around 8:15 p.m. on Dec. 10. Police are seeking an unknown male who was wearing dark clothing.
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According to the SPD, when they arrived on the scene, Wasielewski’s clothes were melted and so were her car keys. Witnesses say her screams were terrifying.
"We don’t know who did it," her son, Westley Wasielewski, told The Associated Press. "She doesn’t have any enemies. She is a friend to everyone."
According to a verified GoFundMe organized for Wasielewski, the attack left the mother with severe burns "covering over 50% of her body." She was transported to the Augusta Burn Center for treatment.
A photo of Wasielewski showed the Georgia woman in bandages while receiving treatment in a hospital.
Wasielewski, the GoFundMe said, is currently stable but faces a long recovery, requiring specialized burn treatment, skin grafts and long-term follow-up support.
The FBI's Atlanta branch announced a $5,000 reward on Monday for any information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the person responsible for the attack.
On Tuesday, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson said investigators have identified and are interviewing a "person of interest" seen in a widely circulated image following the attack.
The mayor said the individual in the image, dubbed the "Bugs Bunny guy" because of a black hoodie with a Bugs Bunny image, has been identified and came in voluntarily. Johnson said the person was not detained and has not been designated a suspect.
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SPD confirmed to Fox News Digital that as of Tuesday afternoon they were canvassing the area to compile doorbell video footage immediately following the attack.
Police Chief Lenny Gunther said detectives have been working around the clock and are reviewing video, following leads and interviewing witnesses.
"We have no evidence that this is part of a larger pattern or that there is an ongoing threat to the public," Gunther said.
Johnson said the attack has shaken the community, and that authorities have increased patrols in city parks out of an abundance of caution.
"Let me be clear: this kind of violence has no place in Savannah," Johnson said in a statement.
The FBI and Savannah Police Department have established a digital tip line for photos and videos that may aid in the investigation here.
Anyone with information about the attack is urged to contact the Savannah Police Department at (912) 234-2020 or the FBI's toll-free tip line at 1-800-225-5324.
Karoline Leavitt defends Susie Wiles, claims Vanity Fair interviewer was disingenuous, omitted statements
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed Vanity Fair’s article about the Trump administration it released Tuesday, arguing the interviewer was both disingenuous and committed lies of omission.
Vanity Fair published an interview of President Donald Trump’s White House chief of staff Susie Wiles that went viral. In the interview, Wiles said Trump "has an alcoholic’s personality" and "operates [with] a view that there’s nothing he can’t do." She also argued that Vice President JD Vance was a conspiracy theorist who had begun supporting Trump out of political expediency rather than true support.
"The article published early this morning is a disingenuously framed hit piece on me and the finest President, White House staff, and Cabinet in history," Wiles said in a social media post after the article was published. "Significant context was disregarded and much of what I, and others, said about the team and the President was left out of the story. I assume, after reading it, that this was done to paint an overwhelmingly chaotic and negative narrative about the President and our team."
When asked on Fox News about Wiles’ statement, Leavitt offered her full support, saying, "I would just echo my boss Susie Wiles, who is the best chief of staff in our nation’s history, working for the greatest person in our nation’s history."
She went on to condemn Vanity Fair, arguing the interviewer knowingly mischaracterized Wiles’ interview.
"This was unfortunately another attempt at fake news by a reporter who was acting disingenuously and really did take the chief’s words out of context," Leavitt said. "But I think most importantly, the bias of omission was ever present throughout this story. The reporter omitted all of the positive things that Susie and our team said about the president and the inner workings of the White House."
Leavitt wrapped up by saying that, as Susie noted earlier, the incident was regrettable but wouldn’t derail their efforts to "make America great again." She praised Trump’s productivity, claiming he has achieved more in under a year than most presidents do in two terms, crediting his drive and Susie Wiles’ leadership. She added that she is proud to consider Wiles a mentor, a colleague, and a friend.
Vance knocked the Vanity Fair interview as well when he answered questions from the press while in Pennsylvania.
"Sometimes I am a conspiracy theorist, but I only believe in the conspiracy theories that are true," Vance told reporters. "Susie and I have joked in private and in public about that for a long time. For example, I believed in the crazy conspiracy theory back in 2020 that it was stupid to mask three-year-olds at the height of the COVID pandemic, that we should actually let them develop some language skills. You know, I believed in this crazy conspiracy theory that the media and the government were covering up the fact that Joe Biden was clearly unable to do the job."
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Vanity Fair didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Senate Republican 'targeted by Communist China' in $50 billion lawsuit
FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Mo., is being sued by the People’s Republic of China (PRC) for tens of billions of dollars in damages for a lawsuit he filed against the country during his time as Missouri’s attorney general.
Schmitt is being sued by the People’s Government of Wuhan Municipality, the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Wuhan Institute of Virology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences for roughly $50 billion, several years after the lawmaker sued the country during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The lawsuit, first obtained by Fox News Digital, accused Schmitt, FBI co-deputy director Andrew Bailey, and the state of Missouri of damaging the reputations of China, Wuhan and the associated research facilities through "malicious vexatious litigation, fabricating enormous disinformation, and spreading stigmatizing and discriminating slanders."
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Schmitt said in a statement to Fox News Digital that he'd been "banned from Communist China, and now I am being sued and targeted by Communist China in a $50 billion lawfare campaign, and I’ll wear it like a badge of honor."
"China’s sinister malfeasance during the COVID-19 pandemic led to over a million Americans losing their lives, economic turmoil that rocked our country for years, and an enormous amount of human suffering, and as Missouri Attorney General I filed suit to hold them accountable," Schmitt said. "Instead of trying to defend its indefensible behavior, Communist China responded with frivolous lawfare, attempting to absolve themselves of all wrongdoing in the early days of the pandemic."
"This novel lawsuit is factually baseless, legally meritless, and any fake judgment a Chinese court issues in this lawsuit we will easily beat back and keep from being enforced against the people of Missouri or me," he continued. "This is their way of distracting from what the world already knows, China has blood on its hands."
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Schmitt, who served as attorney general for the Show-Me state from 2019 to 2023, sued the PRC, several Chinese government ministries, the Communist Party of China, the Wuhan Institute of Virology and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in early 2020, shortly after the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.
At the time, Schmitt accused the Chinese government of withholding information on the COVID-19 virus, failing to contain the outbreak of the virus, and actively hoarding high-quality personal protective equipment (PPE) while producing and selling lower-quality PPE for the rest of the world.
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That case resulted in an eventual $24 billion judgment earlier this year.
The lawsuit against Schmitt, Bailey, who resigned as Missouri's attorney general after he was tapped by President Donald Trump to serve as co-deputy FBI director in September, and Missouri contended that the preceding lawsuit, and statements published across a variety of media outlets, led to severe reputational and economic harm.
They’re demanding that apologies be published in several outlets, including The New York Times, CNN, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and Chinese media outlets. The apologies come with a price tag, too.
Wuhan and the Chinese government demanded compensation of over 356 billion Chinese Yuan, which converts to just over $50 billion dollars.
Jim Harbaugh reveals reaching out to Sherrone Moore over text after Michigan scandal: 'It's a tragedy'
Los Angeles Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh revealed he reached out to embattled ex-Michigan head coach Sherrone Moore, who was on Harbaugh's staff while leading the Wolverines to a national championship, after Moore's arrest.
Harbaugh made an appearance on "The Dan Patrick Show," where he told the host he was still processing what happened in Ann Arbor after his former offensive coordinator Moore was arrested on three charges, including felony home invasion.
After being asked if he'd spoken to Moore, Harbaugh said the last time they spoke was in "early December," but he did reach out via text to him.
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"I think it’s a tragedy, the worst days of his life," Harbaugh said. "Keep it together and take care of your family. That’s the message and getting spiritual guidance is really critical."
Harbaugh, who maintained his sole focus is on getting his Chargers to the playoffs for the second straight season, is having trouble, like many others, trying to understand how this could’ve happened.
"I still don’t have my head wrapped around it, Dan," he explained. "It’s a tragedy and just praying for all concerned. I love my alma mater, I love Michigan and I love the Chargers, too. I would be doing them a disservice if I wasn’t putting all my focus on this game. It’s the most important game for us."
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Harbaugh added that he isn’t involved at all in the Wolverines’ search for a new head coach after Moore’s exit.
Moore appeared in a Washtenaw County court Friday, where his bond was set at $25,000 and included several conditions, including no contact with the alleged victim in the case. A not-guilty plea was entered for him.
Prosecutors detailed the alleged events that led up to Moore’s arrest last Wednesday, which included Moore engaging in an "intimate relationship" with a Michigan staffer for "a number of years." Prosecutors allege the victim broke up with him Dec. 8 and then accused Moore of contacting the staffer via phone calls and texts after the breakup, prompting the victim to contact the University of Michigan and cooperate in its investigation.
Moore was subsequently fired from his head coaching position, which prosecutors say prompted him to show up at the woman’s house.
Moore then allegedly barged into the residence, grabbing a butter knife and a pair of scissors and beginning to threaten his own life. According to prosecutors, Moore allegedly told the staffer, "My blood is on your hands" and "You ruined my life."
Michigan interim head coach Biff Poggi told reporters he has begun helping his players process the situation after the university revealed Moore’s inappropriate relationship with a staffer.
"It has been a tumultuous time," Poggi said, via ESPN. "A lot of ... first disbelief, then anger, then really, what we're in right now is the kids, quite frankly, feel very betrayed, and we're trying to work through that."
Poggi previously stepped in for Moore this season when Moore was serving a self-imposed suspension for previous NCAA violations.
The Wolverines face Texas in the Citrus Bowl Dec. 31. Poggi said he has given players the opportunity to decide if they want to play in the game.
"They're not over yet, and I don't expect them to be over for a while. The mandate that Warde Manuel gave me as the athletic director when he asked me to be the interim coach was to love and take care of the kids, and so that's what I'm spending all of my time doing."
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The Hitchhiker’s Guide to where we stand with a healthcare package
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., all but hammered a nail into the coffin of the Senate trying to address healthcare in 2025 today.
"We're not going to pass anything by the end of this week. But I do think there is a potential pathway in January," said Thune.
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., nixed an idea from GOP moderates for a temporary extension of expiring Obamacare subsidies because it didn’t comply with congressional budgetary rules.
But this afternoon, Johnson reversed himself and is willing to entertain a plan from Rep. Nick LaLota, R-N.Y.
Rather than simply extending the subsidies on an interim basis, which means that insurance companies receive the money, LaLota’s plan provides a two-year tax deduction for those who previously received the Obamacare aid.
President Trump said he would not sign a bill that continued to send money to the insurance companies. So, the LaLota approach cuts out insurance companies from the equation, and policyholders score a tax credit.
LaLota and others are due to present their plan in the House Rules Committee later today. It was believed that Johnson and the rules panel would block the older plan to renew the subsidies. But Johnson said "there's a real possibility they get a vote on it."
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That said, a vote is far from a guarantee of a fix. And it’s far from certain that the House would adopt the amendment and copy it onto the underlying GOP health care bill.
The House is set to debate and vote on a bill tomorrow to allow for "association" healthcare plans. That would permit groups of people to pool their money together to purchase insurance plans, and, conceivably, save money.
Some moderates from swing districts are still not satisfied and worried about the political consequences in the 2026 midterms if Republicans fail to address healthcare.
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., appeared skeptical that Congress could address the skyrocketing premiums ex post facto in 2026.
"You can't do it after Jan. 1," said Schumer. "It’s expired already. It's not the same as it was before. Once it expires, the toothpaste is out of the tube."
Also today, Schumer refused to commit to Democrats using the same tactics with healthcare to lord over Republicans as the next government funding deadline approaches Jan. 30.
Super Bowl champion Troy Aikman rails against referees over taunting penalty in Dolphins–Steelers game
The Miami Dolphins’ playoff hopes officially ended with Monday night’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The Dolphins were ultimately unable to overcome their slow start to the regular season, and now more than a quarter-century will have passed since the franchise last celebrated a postseason victory. Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was sharp in the Week 15 finale, finishing the night with just four incompletions in the 28–15 win.
While Rodgers’ efficient performance helped Pittsburgh maintain its first-place spot in the AFC North, Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy Aikman sparked some chatter when he took issue with a call referees made in the second half that he described as "ridiculous."
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The call in question surfaced in the third quarter. The Dolphins defense briefly appeared to make a stop on third down, but Miami's efforts were negated by a taunting penalty. Dolphins linebacker Jordyn Brooks tackled Steelers tight end Pat Freiermuth short of the line to gain.
After delivering the big hit, Brooks stood up and momentarily stood over Freiermuth before the tight end came to his feet.
After Brooks turned away, he quickly turned back and briefly exchanged words with Freiermuth. The penalty flag gave the Steelers an automatic first down and allowed them to extend their drive.
"If this is a penalty on the Dolphins for taunting after the play that's gonna be unbelievable," Aikman, an NFL analyst for ESPN's "Monday Night Football" broadcasts, said moments after noticing the referees throw a flag.
"I personally didn't see anything after the play," Aikman continued. "But we'll take a look at it and see if we can't follow it. I know the official who threw the flag, he was quite a ways away."
ESPN's rules analyst Russell Yurk defended the officials’ decision, noting that the league's competition committee made "a point of clarification and emphasis" when it comes to players hovering over an opponent.
"Yeah, Troy, it was No. 20 standing over him. That's a point of clarification and emphasis from the competition committee. They want that called, they've instructed officials to call it."
"That's ridiculous. I mean, that's not much. That's not much at all in my opinion. I don't know. I think it's a terrible call. And I'm not excusing the behavior. Just don't think there's enough there."
The Steelers went on to score on another drive after picking up a first down via the penalty. The Dolphins had won four games in a row entering Monday night, but the loss to Pittsburgh dropped Miami's record to 6–8.
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201 House Dems vote against bill named after 20-year-old American killed by illegal immigrant teen
Two hundred and one House Democrats voted against a bill that Republicans say would prevent dangerous migrants who came to the U.S. illegally as children from walking free on the streets.
The legislation passed in a 225-201 vote. Just seven Democrats voted with Republicans in favor of the bill: Reps. Adam Gray, D-Calif.; Jared Golden, D-Maine; Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D-Wash.; Don Davis, D-N.C.; Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas; Laura Gillen, D-N.Y., and Henry Cuellar, D-Texas.
The Kayla Hamilton Act is named after a 20-year-old woman with autism who was killed by a 16-year-old from El Salvador, Walter Javier Martinez, in 2022. Martinez pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in April.
Martiez came to the U.S. illegally as an unaccompanied minor and was a member of the notorious MS-13 gang, according to a press release from the Maryland State Attorney's Office in Hartford County.
The bill, led by Rep. Russell Fry, R-S.C., would heighten screening requirements for unaccompanied migrant children (UAC) who come to the U.S. undocumented in ways that Republicans argue could prevent future tragedies like Hamilton's.
"I think in this one instance, a simple phone call to El Salvador would have kept him in a secure facility. An eyeball check on gang tattoos on his body would have kept him in the secure facility, because he had both. He would have never been on our streets. He would have been in a security facility pending his immigration hearing, which happens pretty quickly," Fry told Fox News Digital Tuesday afternoon.
His bill would mandate that the Health and Human Services Department (HHS) screen unaccompanied minors for gang tattoos and place UACs who have such indicators in secure federal facilities rather than letting them go to a sponsor somewhere in the U.S.
It would also prohibit unaccompanied minors from going to sponsors who are also undocumented in the U.S.
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Regarding the sponsors they are placed with, the federal government would be required to do a background check on all adults in the household, which would include fingerprint scans and an immigration status check.
Progressives who argued against the bill on the House floor said it would harm already vulnerable children.
"Republicans are treating unaccompanied migrant children like criminals," Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., said. "We must use every tool at our disposal to protect vulnerable children. … This bill criminalizes children and creates dangerous precedent that only makes them more vulnerable."
Rep. Luz Rivas, D-Calif., said it "undermines and strips critical rights from vulnerable children" and "subjects children as young as 12 to strip searches."
Fry said in response, however, "We already do medical evaluations of children when they come into this country. It already is in practice. All we’re saying is if there’s a tattoo on your shoulder, on your forehead, that’s a gang tattoo, we’re saying, 'Hey, maybe we shouldn't let them out onto the streets."
"I think some intellectual honesty is really important for them," Fry told Fox News Digital after the debate. "They want to complain about medical evaluations for kids. That was a Democrat proposal. That was the Democrat law that they did. But if they want to misrepresent what this bill is about, just because they don't like Trump, I think kids and their safety are more important than being mad at the president."
US designates Colombia's Clan del Golfo as a terrorist organization, citing narcotics trafficking
The Department of State announced Tuesday that the United States is designating Clan del Golfo, one of Colombia’s largest illegal armed groups, as a terrorist organization.
The move marks the latest step by Washington to bolster counter-narcotics and security efforts near the Colombia–Venezuela border. Tensions in the region have escalated after President Donald Trump accused Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro of facilitating criminal operations tied to drug trafficking.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said in a statement that Clan del Golfo has been responsible for numerous terrorist attacks, primarily funded through drug trafficking.
"Today, the Department of State is designating Clan del Golfo as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT)," Rubio said.
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"Based in Colombia, Clan del Golfo is a violent and powerful criminal organization with thousands of members. The group’s primary source of income is cocaine trafficking, which it uses to fund its violent activities. Clan del Golfo is responsible for terrorist attacks against public officials, law enforcement and military personnel, and civilians in Colombia."
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The group, also known as the Gaitanist Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, has been involved in criminal activities for well over a decade. It primarily operates in Colombia, known as the world’s largest producer of cocaine, and traffics drugs across borders, including into the United States.
"The United States will continue to use all available tools to protect our nation and stop the campaigns of violence and terror committed by international cartels and transnational criminal organizations," Rubio added. "We are committed to denying funding and resources to these terrorists."
The designation underscores the group’s threat to U.S. national security and may raise penalties for individuals and entities who support the network.
Over the past several months, the Trump administration has carried out dozens of lethal strikes against boats suspected of smuggling drugs. The operations aim to dismantle narco-terrorist networks, such as U.S.-designated terrorist groups Tren de Aragua in Venezuela and Colombia’s Ejército de Liberación Nacional.
Shedeur Sanders getting more Pro Bowl votes than Jalen Hurts, Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and other top QBs
Shedeur Sanders is currently 10th in Pro Bowl voting among quarterbacks.
Sanders has played in just five games for the 3-11 Cleveland Browns, throwing for five touchdowns with six interceptions, and just 946 total yards. He 1-3 as a starter.
The Pro Bowl players are determined by a vote of fans, coaches and fellow players, with each group's vote counting as one-third toward determining the selections. By these criteria, Sanders ranks ahead of established NFL superstar quarterbacks Lamar Jackson, Joe Burrow and reigning Super Bowl MVP Jalen Hurts. Not to mention Baker Mayfield, Bryce Young, C.J. Stroud, and Bo Nix, whose team is alone atop the NFL at 12-2, have also received fewer votes than Sanders.
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Fellow rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Ward are also getting out-voted by Sanders, despite playing in more games and putting up bigger numbers thus far.
Sanders was the 144th pick in this year's draft and went into training camp as the Browns' fourth-string quarterback. Yet, he has been one of the league's biggest stories since the draft in April.
The son of NFL legend Deion Sanders was originally projected to contend for the No. 1 overall pick in the draft, but ended up sliding all the way to the fifth round.
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Then after an offseason overshadowed by multiple traffic violations, Sanders gradually climbed his way up the Browns' depth chart amid the trade of veteran Joe Flacco to the Bengals and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel suffering a concussion.
Sanders is expected to start for the Browns throughout the remainder of the season, as he looks to bolster his Pro Bowl case.
Despite the rough career start and regular criticism by the media, Sanders has earned the favor of a subset of Pro Bowl voters. He also has a big believer in President Donald Trump.
Trump called out "stupid" NFL owners for passing on Sanders in the draft earlier this year. Then after Sanders earned his first win in his first start against the Raides last month, Trump gave the quarterback another shoutout.
"Shedeur Sanders was GREAT. Wins first game, career start, as a pro (for Cleveland). Great Genes. I TOLD YOU SO!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.
Sanders responded to Trump's praise to reporters, saying "He's definitely been a supporter for a minute, so I’m just thankful for him, from even taking time out his day to be able to speak out, his support."
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Patrick Mahomes' knee injury worse than initially thought after Monday surgery: report
It seems Patrick Mahomes’ season-ending knee injury is worse than initially imagined after successful surgery on Monday.
However, the Kansas City Chiefs superstar quarterback should still be on the same recovery timeline back to the field next year.
Mahomes reportedly tore his LCL as well as his ACL, according to NFL Network. The separate ligaments can complicate recovery, but the report adds that this doesn’t necessarily mean Mahomes’ rehab will be longer than nine months.
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The Chiefs announced on Monday that Mahomes, their 30-year-old franchise quarterback, immediately underwent surgery in Dallas by Dr. Dan Cooper to repair torn ligaments.
The announcement didn’t have any mention of another ligament being torn, though reporters tried to ask Andy Reid if there was anything else before the surgery.
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"It’s just what they put out there," Reid said, regarding his team’s announcement. "We try not to hide too much from you, right? It’s not our game. I try to keep it right up front with you, so that’s the information that they had and they put it out for you."
Reid was also asked if Mahomes was going to receive a second opinion on his injury, though immediate surgery shows he and the team wanted it done as quickly as possible to begin the recovery process.
That process will be long for Mahomes, but Reid is confident in his quarterback to do what’s necessary to ensure he doesn’t miss any time next season.
"I know the process of rehab and for sure he’ll get in there, and I know he’ll come out on the strong end of this thing," Reid said. "As we go here, we’re finding a lot out about our team. Some of the young guys are having opportunities to play, we’re going to finish this season strong and with effort."
After Mahomes’ injury in the fourth quarter, backup Gardner Minshew was unable to get the offense into field goal range for Harrison Butker to attempt a possible overtime-forcing field goal. With the 16-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, the Chiefs were eliminated from playoff contention.
It will be the first time since 2014 the Chiefs are not in the playoffs, and many clock it as the end of the "dynasty" that has made three straight Super Bowl appearances, winning two of them before falling to the Philadelphia Eagles last year.
The Chiefs will be evaluating their roster over the next three games, which includes Minshew starting the rest of the way under center. But all eyes will be focused on Mahomes this offseason, as it’s a bitter end to a roller-coaster season for Kansas City.
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