Patrick Mahomes injury update: Chiefs QB getting second opinion before surgery on torn ACL

by: Nick Kosko 7 hours ago nickkosko59

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid said QB Patrick Mahomes is set to get a second opinion in Dallas before undergoing surgery on his torn ACL. Mahomes injured his left knee in Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Chargers.

Mahomes was injured prior to the end of the Chiefs’ game Sunday. Gardner Minshew stepped in at QB and will pilot the team under center for the final three games.

The injury happened with two minutes remaining in the fourth quarter when Chargers defensive lineman  Da’Shawn Hand  brought down Mahomes, and it appeared the star quarterback’s left knee buckled. Mahomes was on the ground for a few minutes, and the training staff helped him to the locker room.

Mahomes, for the most part, has looked solid this season, but he has not looked like what fans saw in 2022 when he won his second MVP. Entering Sunday’s game, Mahomes has completed 63.1% of his passes for 3,398 yards, 22 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions with a 91.2 passer rating.

At 6-8, the Chiefs were officially eliminated from the playoffs after over a decade of making the postseason. In every season of Mahomes’ starting career (sans his rookie season), the Chiefs made the AFC Championship at minimum.

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