Patrick Mahomes was visibly hobbled during last night’s Super Bowl loss, and it sounds like his turf toe injury will result in surgery. Before the game, NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport reported (via Twitter) that the quarterback was likely to go under the knife once the season ended.
Rapoport noted that Mahomes will first meet with a foot specialist before determining how he should proceed, but he’s expected to undergo surgery to repair the issue for the “long term.” The surgery would require a “multi-month” recovery process that would likely knock Mahomes out for much of the spring. Rapoport estimates that that the 25-year-old will be fully recovered by the start of training camp.
The injury has been lingering since the Chiefs playoff win over the Browns. Mahomes was still able to toss three touchdowns in the AFC Championship against the Bills, and the quarterback pointed to that performance when he was asked if injuries were to blame for his performance yesterday.
“I can’t say the toe was a problem when I played two weeks ago and I played well on it,” Mahomes said. “If you’re playing football, you have to battle through injuries. We’ll look at it tomorrow and make a final decision on it if we’re going to have to have surgery on it or not.”
Still, the injury sounds like it may have been more significant than Mahomes let on. A source told Rapoport that “it’s amazing how good [Mahome’s] looked considering the issue.”
Don’t know how he got up after his neck and knees were twisted everywhere by three Bucs. That was a nasty looking hit. Glad he was alright
Buc yeah
Getting a hook for a foot will look cool!
So what do they actually do during Turf Toe surgery? I’ve heard it said that the injury occurs from your big toe being bent back too much so I imagine its jamming on the top half of the toe joint and getting inflamed. Do they go in and do a little grinding down to smooth the surfaces and create a little space?
I didn’t know anything about that either. This seems to be a fairly comprehensive article. link to medicinenet.com