Patrick Mahomes throwing football again three months after ACL tear

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Patrick Mahomes suffered a devastating knee injury that ended his 2025 season and completely crushed the hopes of the Kansas City Chiefs of making the playoffs.

Mahomes suffered the injury on Dec. 14, 2025, in Week 15 against the Los Angeles Chargers. A torn ACL usually takes about nine months for most athletes to recover from and return to the sport that they play. It would pin Mahomes’ return to around Week 1 of the 2026 season.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) walks on the field prior to the game against the Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 27, 2025.  (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

While his status for the start of the 2026 regular season is still up in the air, the star quarterback posted a video that would get any NFL fan excited for his return to the field.

"QB1 back in the lab," the Chiefs wrote on X.

The video showed Mahomes dropping back and throwing a football. He was seen with a black compression sleeve on his leg. It was only a six-second clip, but he appeared to be making good progress in his rehab process.

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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter at AT&T Stadium on Nov. 27, 2025.  (Kevin Jairaj/Imagn Images)

Mahomes addressed his status in January once the season was finished.

"First off, rehab is going great so far. I’ve been hitting all the checkpoints that the