KANSAS CITY, Mo.–a day later kansas city chiefs, patrick mahomes After suffering a season-ending torn ACL in his left knee, coach Andy Reid shared that an MRI scan Sunday night showed the star quarterback suffered no major damage to other ligaments.
Reid also said Mahomes is headed to Dallas to get a second opinion from Dr. Daniel Cooper about his knee. dallas cowboys‘Chief team physician. Mahomes is expected to undergo surgery this weekend.
“He’s going to attack it, like he does everything else,” Reed said of Mahomes’ upcoming rehabilitation. “There have been some very good quarterbacks who have had similar injuries, and he’s done very well since coming back. He’ll get through it, and he’s got good guys here for rehab. He’ll be on top of all this.
“As long as the surgery goes well, as expected, I would expect a fairly quick recovery for him, because of those factors.”
Mahomes sustained his injury There were less than two minutes left in Sunday’s 16-13 loss. los angeles chargersA result that ended the Chiefs’ playoff hopes.
In an effort to rally the Chiefs, he exited the pocket, rolled to his right, while being pursued by the defensive end da’shawn handOnce Mahomes planted his left foot and threw the ball away incompletion, his left knee buckled, After falling to the turf, Mahomes immediately grabbed his left knee and writhed in pain,
“Don’t know why this had to happen,” Mahomes wrote on social media. “And I will not lie, [it] It hurts. But that’s all we can do now [trust] In God and attack again and again every day. Chiefs Kingdom, thank you for always supporting me and for all those who reached out to me and sent prayers. I [will] Come back stronger than ever.”
Following his surgery, Mahomes will miss the team’s offseason program and his availability for the start of next season is in question.
Mahomes, 30, has managed to stay injury-free for a long time during his NFL career. In 2019, he dislocated his right knee cap while executing a quarterback sneak, but missed only two games – the longest absence of his career – and later that season the Chiefs led the Chiefs to their first Super Bowl victory in 50 years. In the 2020 playoffs, Mahomes returned from injury and played through turf toe in his left foot, an injury that required surgery that offseason. And his most heroic moment while playing through pain was in the 2022 postseason, when he led the Chiefs to another Super Bowl victory while dealing with a right ankle sprain.
“I’ve had a good meeting with him two different times,” Reed said of Mahomes’ reaction and attitude. “He’s in a good place. He feels like he’s let people down. He’s ready for the challenge that lies ahead. He just has to get the surgery done, wherever it is. I know he’ll come out of it stronger.”
Heading into the offseason, the Chiefs’ priority list now has to include quarterback. The team has no other quarterbacks under contract for the 2026 season.
backup quarterback Gardner MinshewThe five-year veteran is expected to be the team’s starter for the final three matches of the regular season. This stretch would serve as an audition for Minshew to remain with the Chiefs for next season.
“I have a lot of confidence in Gardner,” Reed said. “I’ve seen him play with other teams, he’s started in the league and our guys have confidence in him.”
