Tommy Townsend, the punter for the Kansas City Chiefs, is listed as injured, therefore Mahomes might fill in for him.
Our backup punter is [Mahomes], according to special teams coach Dave Toub. "He was capable.
He constantly displays for me while he is out there [during practice]. Boom. It's unbelievable that guy.
As is the case with many NFL studs, Mahomes was occasionally Whitehouse High's punter in high school and had a 37.8-yard average on 29 kicks.
Townsend won't have to worry about losing his job because of his second-best league average of 50.4 yards per game this year.
Townsend, a first-team All-Pro selection last season, is most likely to play through his knee injury, as he did last week when he averaged 48 yards per punt.