Chiefs reveal when Patrick Mahomes is expected to return to the field

Danny Parkins, Willie Colon and Greg Jennings break down Patrick Mahomes’ recovery timeline and discuss whether Philip Rivers can keep this strong stretch going with the Indianapolis Colts.

Kansas City Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder provided a rough timeline of Patrick Mahomes' return from a torn ACL Wednesday. 

Mahomes sustained the injury during the Chiefs' loss to the Los Angeles Chargers Sunday. It was later revealed Mahomes also tore his LCL. Burkholder suggested the quarterback has a long and uncertain recovery ahead of him.

"Every player is different. Every sport is different. Every position is different. And with [Mahomes], traditionally he’s going after it so hard, and he’s so in tune with what he does, he does it a little quicker. Ballpark on this thing is nine months. It could be a month or two less or a month or two more," Burkholder told reporters.

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"You never know what goes on, and everybody is designed differently mechanically. So, you just have to go through it, and then he’s got position specific things that he needs to do. So, right now, I’ll give you this. Early on in the rehab phase, we’re doing a lot to get his muscles firing and get the swelling down, and he’s in a protective brace right now so that all that surgery heals in."

Burkholder also suggested Mahomes' structured lifestyle could result in a faster recovery than the average player. 

"As you guys know, as a player, his mindset is a little different than most. He’s so regimented in what he does, he’s in here at 6 a.m., he’s the last guy out at night. He’ll take the rehab like that," Burkholder added. 

"He and I talked about ... listen, you have a