Chiefs’ Patrick Mahomes could beat projected timeline in ACL comeback: report

Patrick Mahomes conscionable mightiness beryllium an alien fixed the latest update connected his torn ACL.

The Chiefs’ superstar backmost tore his ACL Dec. 14 and had country — including a repair of his LCL — the adjacent day.

Conventional contented would constituent to a lengthy betterment process that could perchance sideline him for astatine slightest part, if not most, of the 2026 NFL season.

Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer reports that Mahomes is already mode up of docket and could beryllium acceptable for the commencement of the season.

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Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes grabs his genu aft being injured during the 2nd fractional against the Los Angeles Chargers Dec. 14, 2025, successful Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

"His symptom threshold is different, his enactment ethic is different," Glazer said connected the "Dan Patrick Show."

"So, astatine archetypal they were like, ‘Oh, you know, commencement of the season.’ I would astir apt hedge connected him being [back] sooner than that. By far. Because helium conscionable attacks things."

Glazer noted that Mahomes undergoing the country astir instantly earlier his genu swelled is simply a large origin successful wherefore helium could beryllium acceptable for the commencement of the season.

Kansas City Chiefs backmost Patrick Mahomes (15) receives assistance for an wounded during the 4th fourth against the Los Angeles Chargers astatine Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 14, 2025, successful Kansas City, Mo. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)

"The archetypal reports were benignant of connected the fringe there, but I privation to archer you, Patrick’s different," Glazer added.

"He got (the surgery) earlier it swelled up. So, that was connected a Tuesday. I judge it was either Thursday oregon Friday that week, helium was already successful the Chiefs’ grooming country doing rehab. And helium had already got his genu bending astatine 90 degrees astatine that point. He’s conscionable different, helium heals differently."

We’ve seen that arsenic a taxable for athletes who prolong important ligament tears, with Celtics guardant Jayson Tatum tearing his Achilles successful May of past twelvemonth and perchance returning Friday, conscionable 10 months later.

The Giants were not capable to enactment arsenic swiftly with injured receiver Malik Nabers, who tore his ACL connected Sept. 28 and didn’t get country until Oct. 28 owed to swelling.

Mahomes’ unthinkable instrumentality timeline surely brings caller beingness to the Chiefs, arsenic galore expected Kansas City to reboot their wage headdress concern this play with their backmost missing time.

Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs warms up earlier a crippled against the Houston Texans astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium Dec. 7, 2025, successful Kansas City, Mo.  (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

Glazer suggested the Chiefs volition apt run arsenic if it’s concern arsenic accustomed this offseason.

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Kansas City had a nightmare play successful 2025, going 6-11 and missing the playoffs for the archetypal clip with Mahomes connected the roster.

The Chiefs are successful the process of reshaping the team. They traded prima cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Rams and person an accidental to re-sign Tyreek Hill arsenic helium recovers from an wounded of his own.

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