Patrick Mahomes just tore the ACL in his left knee and has been ruled out for the rest of the 2025 season.
Nature of the injury
The Chiefs announced that Mahomes suffered a torn ACL in his left knee late in the Week 15 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. The team has said he and the organization are still exploring surgical options, so there is no exact personal timetable yet.
Expected timeline
For NFL players, the typical recovery timeline for an ACL reconstruction is about 9 months, with a broader range of roughly 6 to 12 months depending on surgery type, rehab progress, and any additional knee damage. Because this injury happened late in the 2025 season, reports indicate he is certain to miss the rest of this year and could miss at least a portion of the 2026 regular season.
