Patrick Mahomes injury history

Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs, as of the 2024 NFL season. The Chiefs selected him with the 10th overall pick in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft. As of January 2025, Patrick Mahomes is a three-time Super Bowl champion and MVP (LIV, LVII, LVIII). He is also a two-time NFL MVP in 2018 and 2022 and has made six Pro Bowl appearances from 2018 to 2023. As of January 2025, Mahomes has recorded 4,171 passing attempts, 2,778 completions, 245 touchdowns to 74 interceptions, and 32,352 passing yards in his NFL career (via ESPN).

As a collegiate athlete, Mahomes played football for the Texas Tech Red Raiders, representing Texas Tech University from 2014 to 2016. During his three-year collegiate career, he amassed 11,252 yards, 93 touchdowns, and 29 interceptions, according to Sports Reference. In 2016, Mahomes won the Sammy Baugh Trophy and earned Second-team All-Big 12 honors. Before committing to Texas Tech, he played high school football at Whitehouse High School, where he received a three-star rating from Rivals.com upon graduation in 2013.

Patrick Mahomes' injury history

According to Draftsharks, Mahomes suffered a knee patella dislocation in October 2019, a Grade 1 concussion and turf toe in January 2021, followed by a foot bruise in December 2022. Additionally, they suffered two high ankle sprains (Grade 3) in early 2023, one in January and another in February.

Major injuries Patrick Mahomes sustained in the NFL

Ankle Sprain (2019 NFL Season)

In the 2019 NFL season opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mahomes threw for 378 yards and three touchdowns, despite his ankle sprain in the second quarter.

Knee Patella Dislocation (2019 NFL Season)

Mahomes dislocated his patella in Week 7 of the 2019 NFL season against the Denver Broncos. However, after an MRI showed no major damage, he returned two weeks later to play against the Tennessee Titans. He concluded the season with 4,031 yards and 26 touchdowns with only five interceptions.

Head Cranial Concussion (2020 NFL Season)

In the 2020 Divisional Round against the Cleveland Browns, Mahomes left in the third quarter with a concussion after being tackled by linebacker Mack Wilson.

Pedal Toe Turf Toe (2020 NFL Season)

After the Super Bowl LV in 2021, Mahomes had surgery to repair a turf toe injury he sustained during the Divisional Round win over the Cleveland Browns.

Pedal Foot Bruise (2022 NFL Season)

On December 4, 2022, Patrick Mahomes sustained a pedal foot bruise, impacting his performance (as per Draftsharks).

Ankle Sprain (2022 NFL Season)

In the Chiefs' 2022 Divisional Round win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, Mahomes suffered a high ankle sprain that sidelined him for much of the first half, but he returned in the second half to help lead the team to victory. On February 12, 2023, in the Super Bowl, he aggravated the same ankle injury but continued to play through it.

Ankle Injury (2024 NFL Season)

According to the Chiefs' official website, Mahomes was listed with an ankle injury for Week 9 of the 2024 NFL season.

In the fourth quarter of Week 9’s Monday night game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mahomes injured his left ankle and was assisted off the field by the medical staff but later returned to the play (via USA Today). Despite his injury, Mahomes finished with a five-yard touchdown to Hopkins, giving Kansas City a 24-17 lead late in the fourth.

Major injuries Patrick Mahomes sustained before the NFL

Hand Wrist Fracture (2016)

On October 22, 2016, Mahomes fractured the scaphoid bone in his left wrist but played the final five games of the season with the injury.

Head Cranial Concussion (2014)

On November 1, 2014, he sustained a Grade 1 concussion during a game against Texas but returned to play two weeks later.