Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes has no recorded season-ending knee injury from the 2025 NFL season, according to official team and league records. Claims of a torn ACL sustained on December 14, 2025, during Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers lack verification from primary sources.[1][2]
Mahomes, the 2018 NFL Most Valuable Player and leader of the Chiefs' Super Bowl victories in 2019, 2022 and 2023 seasons, remains listed as active with no recent injury updates on official profiles.[3]
General recovery timelines for an ACL tear in NFL players range from 9 to 12 months, potentially aligning with a Week 1 return the following season, based on medical precedents.[4]
Reported Chiefs trades, including cornerback Trent McDuffie to the Los Angeles Rams for the 29th overall draft pick and acquisition of quarterback Justin Fields, do not appear in official NFL transaction records.[1][5]
Mahomes previously dealt with a right kneecap dislocation on September 29, 2019, against the Jacksonville Jaguars, missing two games before returning.[6]
The Chiefs, AFC West division winners in 2022, 2023 and 2024, hold a strong historical record under Mahomes, with 77 regular-season wins since 2018.[3]
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Patrick Mahomes II Player Page
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https://www.nfl.com/players/patrick-mahomes/ - Kansas City Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes Player Profile
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https://www.chiefs.com/team/players-roster/patrick-mahomes/ - Pro-Football-Reference.com
Patrick Mahomes Career Stats
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https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/M/MahoPa00.htm - ESPN.com
Tommy John, ACL Surgeries: How Long Do They Take to Recover From?
February 14, 2023
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