Patrick Mahomes Injury Update: Chiefs Star Faces Long Road to Recovery Raising Concerns About the Next Season

Patrick Mahomes, the Kansas City Chiefs’ star player, has been working on his brutal injuries for the last three months, ahead of the new season.While the popular quarterback has been spending a lot of time with his wife, Brittany Mahomes, and their three children, here’s a look at how long it might take Patrick Mahomes to return to the field.

Patrick Mahomes might be able to return to the field at the start of the next season

A few weeks ago, the Kansas City Chiefs’ head coach, Andy Reid, opened up about Patrick Mahomes’ recovery as he said, "He'll go ahead and most likely stay up here [in Kansas City] rehabbing. He has a lot of trust in [Chiefs athletic trainer Julie Frymyer]. He's been in there grinding."

As per reports, it is speculated that Patrick Mahomes will take around nine months to recover from his ACL and LCL tear, which he sustained on 15th December.

Fortunately, the Kansas City Chiefs are likely to play the first match in the next season on Sunday of Week 1, which is potentially on 13th September.This should work out well with Patrick Mahomes’ recovery timeline since he might be able to start playing from the start of the next season.Back in December 2025, when Patrick Mahomes sustained brutal injuries, the Kansas City Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder, opened up about him and said, "Every player is different. Every sport is different. Every position is different…”He added, "(Mahomes) is so in tune to what he does, he does it a little quicker.

Ballpark on this is nine months, but it could be a month or two more, a month or two less."However, neither Patrick Mahomes, nor his team, the Kansas City Chiefs has confirmed the speculations on his return yet.

Patrick Mahomes has stayed out of the spotlight after getting injured

For the last three months, the Kansas City Chiefs’ star player Patrick Mahomes has been maintaining a low profile and seems to have been spending a lot of time at home with his three children and wife, Brittany Mahomes.While fans had a lot of hopes from Patrick Mahomes in the last season, he could not perform as well as he did in the last few seasons.Coupled with his brutal injuries, the season ended pretty poorly for the Kansas City Chiefs.At this point in time, fans await for Patrick Mahomes to return to the field and win the Super Bowl for the team again.