Story by
Patrick Mahomes injury: Chiefs QB undergoes surgery, tore more than ACL (report)
- Story by
- Patrick Mahomes injury: Chiefs QB undergoes surgery, tore more than ACL (report)
Patrick Mahomes underwent surgery on Monday, but his injury appears to be more serious than originally thought.
Aside from tearing his ACL , the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback also tore his LCL, NFL Media’s Ian Rapoport reported Tuesday morning .
Advertisement
The Chiefs released a statement Monday night that the surgery was performed in Dallas y Dr. Dan Cooper to repair his left ACL. Mahomes will immediately begin rehab, but there is no timetable for his return.
Mahomes’ knee buckled on a tackle in the final two minutes of Kansas City’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers . The loss also eliminated the Chiefs from playoff contention.
After the injury occurred, Mahomes took to X to share his thoughts.
“Don’t know why this had to happen. And not going to lie it’s hurts. But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again,” he wrote . “Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers. I Will be back stronger than ever.”
Advertisement
This will mark the first time the Chiefs won’t make the playoffs since Mahomes became their quarterback in 2017.
More Patriots Content
Read the original article on MassLive . Add MassLive as a Preferred Source by clicking here .
