Patrick Mahomes isn’t the first NFL star, or star athlete in general, to suffer a torn ACL. All-time greats like Rob Gronkowski and Adrian Peterson overcame the injury to resume their elite level of play, while active stars like Joe Burrow and Saquon Barkley have done the same. However, few people on earth are on the caliber of Mahomes when it comes to ability, production, and sheer celebrity status, but there is someone in the same vein who has gone through the same injury. It just happens to be the person that Mahomes is, presumably, chasing in terms of GOAT status, and it’s Tom Brady.
The seven-time Super Bowl champion tore his ACL in Week 1 of the 2008 NFL season, only to then return exactly one year later in Week 1 of the 2009 season. Brady even overcame an infection during the rehab process, which certainly didn’t speed up the recovery. He was asked to reminisce back 17 years ago to when he was in a similar position to what Mahomes faces now in his “Let’s Go” podcast.
