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Charles Goldman

Chiefs announce S Tyrann Mathieu will play in AFC championship game

Kansas City Chiefs fans rejoice.

Tyrann Mathieu entered Sunday with a questionable game status designation after suffering a concussion in the divisional round against the Buffalo Bills. As of Saturday night, his status was very much so still up in the air.

With three hours to go until kickoff, the Chiefs announced that they had removed Mathieu’s game status designation and that he would play in the AFC championship game. That suggests that he has cleared the NFL’s concussion protocols and is cleared to return to play by team doctors and an independent neurologist. Take a look:

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