Watch : Patrick Mahomes Says ACL Injury May Impact the Rest of His CareerPatrick Mahomes will take a knee, but he’s not letting his knee take him. Six months after the Kansas City Chiefs player tore his ACL and was forced to end the 2025-2026 football season early, he shared an update on his recovery. “It’ll be something I’ll probably be dealing with the next few years of my career and throughout the rest of my career.” Nevertheless, the 30-year-old—dad to Sterling, 5, Bronze, 3, and Golden, 18 months, with wife Brittany Mahomes—feels ready to hit the field this fall. Indeed, the quarterback has been putting all of his focus on ensuring he is cleared to play when the Chiefs kick-off with a game against the Denver Broncos Sept. 14.