Patrick Mahomes says the mysterious green liquid Tyreek Hill drank during the Chiefs' win on Sunday was pickle juice to help him with cramps

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Patrick Mahomes says the mysterious green liquid Tyreek Hill drank during the Chiefs' win on Sunday was pickle juice to help him with cramps
Tyreek Hill and his pickle juice.Twitter/SportsCenter
  • Patrick Mahomes said the mysterious green liquid Tyreek Hill was drinking during the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday was pickle juice.
  • Twitter users had speculated that it was anything from Fireball whiskey to his own urine.
  • "That was the ol' pickle juice, man," Mahomes told 610 Sports Radio. "You know, he was cramping up a little bit, so you've got to give him the pickle juice to get him back to the 'cheetah.'"
  • Some athletes have touted pickle juice as a miracle cure for cramps, but the science behind it remains unclear.
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Patrick Mahomes said the mysterious green liquid Tyreek Hill was seen drinking during the Kansas City Chiefs' win over the New Orleans Saints on Sunday was pickle juice.

Twitter users had speculated that it was anything from Fireball whiskey to his own urine.

"That was the ol' pickle juice, man," Mahomes told 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City on Monday. "You know, he was cramping up a little bit, so you've got to give him the pickle juice to get him back to the 'cheetah,' you know what I mean?"

Some athletes have touted pickle juice as a miracle cure for cramps, but the science behind it remains unclear.

"Well, the pickle juice usually is before, like you try to keep you from cramping," Mahomes said. "I don't know ... might have to do with the sodium, I think. They try to keep you from cramping. I think he had the full cramps already, so they had to use the full IV."

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Sunday was the second time in a week that an NFL star made headlines for getting cramps.

Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson last week ran off the field midgame, and many speculated that he needed to poop. Jackson and his teammates insisted he left to get treatment for cramps.

On Sunday, the Chiefs beat the Saints 32-29 to move to 13-1 on the season.

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