KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Shortly after learning he had a torn ACL in his left knee, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes promised to ”attack every single day.”

Mahomes did that as he made the decision to have ACL surgery Monday in Dallas. It came one day after he was hurt during the Chiefs’ game against the Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

The Chiefs announced on social media that Mahomes “successfully underwent surgery in Dallas this evening with Dr. Dan Cooper to repair the tear in his left ACL. Mahomes will begin his rehab process immediately.”

Earlier on Monday, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Mahomes had traveled to Dallas to get a second opinion about the injury, a standard practice when a player is injured.

Reid expects Mahomes to get after it during his rehabilitation.

“He’ll attack it,” Reid said. “Just like he does everything else. There’ve been some pretty good quarterbacks that have had the same injury, and they’ve done pretty well after they came back. He’ll get after it, and he’s got good people here to rehab him, and he’ll be right on top of all that.”

The successful surgery was the good news for Mahomes and the Chiefs.

Additional knee damage

Unfortunately for the Chiefs, there reportedly was a bit of bad news, too.

The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported Mahomes also had a torn LCL (lateral collateral ligament) in his left knee.

The Cleveland Clinic said a torn LCL usually heals after three to 12 weeks, so that shouldn’t affect Mahomes’ overall recovery time.

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