The Kansas City Chiefs are without quarterback Patrick Mahomes for the rest of the season. Mahomes suffered an ACL tear, in the team's recent game against the Los Angeles Chargers. Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady is giving some advice to Mahomes following the injury.
“You've just got to put as much diligence into the rehab process,” Brady said on the “Let's Go” podcast, and reported by ESPN. “I always feel like the faster you rehab, the faster you can get back to practicing the sport that you know you love. I think sometimes people will pace themselves. Instead of training mode, they're in rehab mode. I think you got to get through rehab mode as fast as possible, and then you get back to training mode.
“But that requires an all-out commitment and it's the same commitment that the great professional athletes make to be great at their profession. When you go through the rehab process, you need that same level of focus and determination. It's a tough rehab. It's one of the toughest rehabs.”
Brady himself suffered a similar type of injury when he was 31. The quarterback was able to rehab and play several more seasons in the NFL, with the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Patrick Mahomes hopes to return as soon as he can to the Chiefs
Mahomes is dealing with a significant injury. It can take up to nine months to recover from a torn ACL, per ESPN, which could affect his availability for the start of the 2026 campaign.
“He'll attack it, just like he does everything else,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “There have been some pretty good quarterbacks who have had the same injury, and they've done pretty well after they came back. He'll get after it, and he's got good people here to rehab him. He'll be right on top of all of that.”
The Chiefs are eliminated from playoff contention, after losing to the Chargers. Kansas City now holds a 6-8 record on the year.
