Yahoo Sports NFL on Zach Ertz

ArticlePatrick Mahomes consulted with Tom Brady, others during the rehab processJuly 25, 2026

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Ertz tore his ACL a week before Mahomes' injury... We kind of had like competitions on where we were at, and where we were rehabbing... He's jumping and doing certain acceleration things, and I'm sending him next week doing cutting and stuff like that.

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Ertz's parallel ACL recovery became a competitive rehab partnership with Mahomes.

Ertz tore his ACL a week before Mahomes' injury and became a rehab competition partner for Mahomes. They tracked their recovery progress through competitions involving deadlift strength, jumping, acceleration drills, and cutting work, with Mahomes and Ertz sending videos to each other to maintain competitive drive during the long rehabilitation process.