The Kansas City Chiefs (and Chiefs Kingdom as a whole) spent Monday coming to terms with the reality that star quarterback Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.
Arrowhead Pride contributor Dakota Watson analyzed the injury for readers on Monday. He and many others stressed the importance of when the surgery actually happens.
As it turns out, the timeline is beginning right away.
On Monday evening, the Chiefs confirmed that Mahomes had met with Dr. Dan Cooper — the head team physician for the Dallas Cowboys — and successfully underwent surgery; the team also confirmed the start of his rehabilitation.
Earlier that day, in his weekly Monday Zoom call, head coach Andy Reid shared with the media that Mahomes would be seeking a second opinion from Cooper after the team’s initial diagnosis following the game. Previously, Dr. Cooper performed the 2024 LCL repair of Chiefs’ wide receiver Rashee Rice.
ESPN’s Nate Taylor reported on Monday that — according to Reid — Mahomes did not suffer injury to other ligaments, and the team’s report only mentioned a successful surgery to repair his left ACL.
After the report of Mahomes’ surgery, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport confirmed that the quarterback also tore his LCL — although Rapoport added that it would not necessarily extend the recovery timeline.
We will provide continued updates on the quarterback’s recovery as more information becomes available.
