AFC West

'Mental lapse,' Chiefs QB Mahomes says of greeting player who later tested positive for COVID

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs will not have to isolate any players on their roster, despite Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore testing positive for COVID-19 a day after playing the Chiefs.That includes quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who could be seen interacting with Gilmore after the game, a move he called “a mental lapse” that derived from an attempt to show sportsmanship.Players for both teams wore contact tracers during the game, as they do every week, which informed the Chiefs whether anyone on their side had enough prolonged contact with Gilmore to prompt quarantine. They did not, coach A…