Patrick Mahomes left devastated by torn ACL to end his Chiefs season: Dont know why this had to happen

The pain was evident hours after Patrick Mahomes suffered a season-ending ACL tear in his left knee as he took to social media to address fans. Mahomes’ season is done. The Chiefs’ season is done. But the star quarterback made sure to thank Chiefs Kingdom for their support after his injury and to assure them that he would be back.“Don’t know why this had to happen.And not going to lie it’s hurts,” he wrote on X.

“But all we can do now is Trust in God and attack every single day over and over again.Thank you Chiefs kingdom for always supporting me and for everyone who has reached out and sent prayers.

I Will be back stronger than ever.”Mahomes suffered the devastating injury in the final minutes of Sunday’s 16-13 loss to the Chargers, getting taken down just after he had thrown the ball away. It was clear almost immediately that Mahomes was in serious pain and he had to be helped back to the Chiefs’ locker room. The team said in a statement later on that an MRI confirmed the ACL tear and that “Patrick and the club are currently exploring surgical options.”The pain of the injury could be felt beyond just Mahomes as his Chiefs teammates reacted to the news after the game. “I just hugged him, man.That’s my brother,” Chris Jones told reporters after the game.

“We’ve been through so much.… We love Pat, that’s my guy.”Gardner Minshew II predicted that Mahomes would come back to lead the team once again. Underdog is where football fans become winners.Use promo code NYPOST5 to get $50 in site credits when you play $5!“I don’t think I’ve ever respected anybody I play with more.

I’ve never seen anybody I play with give so much of themselves to the team,” Minshew said.“I have more confidence in him than anybody to come back better than ever.”The Chiefs have three games left in the season, and the team was eliminated from the playoffs Sunday....