The long journey back now begins for Patrick Mahomes.
On Sunday afternoon, Mahomes left the Kansas City Chiefs' loss to the Los Angeles Chargers in its final minutes after injuring his knee. It was immediately clear that the injury was serious, and further shots of a pained Mahomes, towel draped over his head, being helped back to the locker room only heightened concerns. A subsequent report confirmed Mahomes had torn his ACL.
Twenty-four hours later, Mahomes underwent surgery on his ACL with Dr. Daniel Cooper in Dallas, Texas. A post by the Chiefs organization on social media confirmed the surgery's success.