Tom Brady has advice for Patrick Mahomes on ACL recovery

Tom Brady praised Patrick Mahomes for his toughness throughout a latest episode of the “Let’s Go! podcast” and supplied a bit of recommendation for the Chiefs star who has begun his rehab course of for a torn ACL harm that he suffered on Sunday.

Brady famous that he tore his ACL throughout his ninth season within the NFL. Mahomes simply concluded his ninth NFL season.

The Chiefs have three regular-season video games left, however Mahomes gained’t be out there for them. He’s eyeing a doable return for Week 1 of subsequent season, based on ESPN.

“It’s a troublesome harm, however I do know one factor about Patrick,” Brady mentioned. “He’s very powerful and he’s very resilient. He’s going to work extraordinarily exhausting to get again. You see these ACL tears occur quite a bit within the NFL and it’s powerful to see it occur as a result of you will have these unimaginable athletes on the high of their recreation.

“You get hit the unsuitable manner, or contorted a sure manner and all of the power goes to those knees or in some circumstances the ankles … it’s the character of the game.”

Brady wished Mahomes the very best in his restoration. He was requested what he would inform Mahomes if he had the prospect to speak with him.

“The one factor you are able to do it concentrate on what’s forward of you and never look again,” Brady mentioned. “Say ‘OK that is a part of what my profession goes to be, and lots of people have gone via it and lots of people have overcome it.’ You’ve simply received to place as a lot diligence into the rehab course of — and I all the time really feel like, the sooner you rehab, the sooner you may get again to training the game that you just love.”

“I feel generally individuals will tempo themselves. As an alternative of coaching mode, they’re in rehab mode. I feel you must get via rehab mode as quick as doable and then you definitely get again to coaching mode, however that requires an all-out dedication.”

Brady missed nearly all the 2008 season after tearing his ACL within the opener in opposition to Kansas Metropolis. His return in 2009 sparked a streak of seven consecutive seasons during which he performed in all 16 video games. Brady retired in 2022 after 23 seasons within the NFL.

He mentioned he was not anxious that his ACL harm can be career-ending. He had confidence in the way in which he approached the rehab course of.

“Luckily I didn’t have these ideas in 12 months 9,” Brady mentioned. “I used to be very blessed as a result of I had my finest buddy handle me for 20 years, Alex Geurrero, who has simply been so masterful in caring for my physique for so long as I performed … I feel the way in which that I attacked my rehab was guided by him and it was such a blessing as a result of I do know my profession would have been a lot shorter had he not been concerned. I actually attacked the rehab course of in the absolute best manner.”

Khari A. Thompson

Sports activities Reporter

Khari Thompson covers skilled sports activities for Boston.com. Earlier than becoming a member of the group in 2022, Khari lined school soccer for The Clarion Ledger in Jackson, Miss.