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The Kansas City Chiefs were eliminated from the playoffs and lost Patrick Mahomes for the season last week against the Chargers, and now head to Tennessee to ta
A little more than 24 hours after suffering a season-ending injury, Mahomes underwent surgery to repair two ligaments in his left knee. And after that procedure Monday, Mahomes began the rehabilitation process. He also helped quarterback Gardner Minshew began preparing for the Chiefs’ game Sunday against the Titans.
While his long-term future remains up in the air, Kelce stated on Friday that he has no plans on sitting out any of the Chiefs' final three games despite being out of the playoff race with a backup QB.
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes' status for the start of the 2026 NFL regular season is uncertain after tearing his ACL and LCL this past weekend.
Dallas-based orthopedic surgeon Daniel E. Cooper performed surgery on Mahomes on Monday evening and reported that the quarterback had no artery, nerve, joint or meniscal damage. Mahomes has already begun rehab in Dallas and is expected to return to Kansas City on Friday to continue his rehab under assistant athletic trainer Julie Frymyer.
Shockingly, this AFC matchup features two teams that have been eliminated from playoff contention. The Kansas City Chiefs watched their playoff hopes slip away with a loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last week, and the Tennessee Titans have been out of the postseason race for months.
The Kansas City Chiefs are reportedly expected to address some roster deficiencies on the heels of missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014.