Patrick Mahomes is believed to have undergone a tone operation on Wednesday – an injury that has hampered him since the division round of the AFC play-off match.
The Kansas City Chiefs star will repair a torn plant in his tone, reports the NFL Network. The injury seems to be affecting his speed on the field over the last few weeks. However, he got the chance to play in Super Bowl LV against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
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The team probably did not expect him to run around that much, but he was rushed by the Buccaneers defense almost every time.
Mahomes ran 497 meters before throwing the football or being dismissed by the Buccaneers defense Next gene statistics. It was by far the highest total of any quarter in the NFL this season.
MAIN PATRICK MAHOMES RUN FOR INSIDE 500 PLACES IN SUPER COMES LV LOSS TO BUCCANEERS
Mahomes is expected to fully recover, but the rehabilitation will take several months, reports the NFL Network.
The quarterback said Monday that the loss will definitely be a motivation to come back next season.
“If you’re a contestant and you get so close to your ultimate goal and then fall short, it’s something that will motivate you for the rest of your career. It was a bad feeling in that locker room after the game,” he said. he said. said.
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‘You do not want that feeling again and fortunately we will have many of the same guys and we will of course add new guys and we will set the tone from the beginning of the year, beginning of the off season that we need to be better. We need to be better than last year to go out there and win the Super Bowl. ‘
Fox News Dan Canova contributed to this report.