A high ankle sprain is an injury to the syndesmotic ligament complex that connects and stabilizes the bones of the lower leg, the tibia (shin bone) and fibula. Syndesmotic injuries occur when the ...

On Monday, NFL Network’s Ian Rappoport reported that Mahomes was diagnosed with a mild high ankle sprain. This is not Mahomes’ first time such an injury in a high-pressure situation.

Still, high-ankle sprains typically take longer to recover from than the more common low ankle sprain, making Mahomes’ situation one to monitor on a short week for Kansas City. Mahomes ...

Higgins disclosed after exiting in the second half of Saturday's 19-17 win over the Steelers that he is tending to a left high-ankle sprain, Jordan Schultz of Fox Sports reports. Higgins has taken ...