On June 18, it was announced the Chicago Fire midfielder Jeremiah Gutjahr had undergone successful surgery to prepare his right meniscus after he suffered an injury during a training session in the days prior.
After nearly four months, the 23-year-old Homegrown player is optimistic about his recovery and has begun working out on the field again alongside his teammates -- albeit individually. In a forthright Chicago Fire Recovery Q&A presented by NovaCare, Gutjahr opened up about the challenges he’s faced while navigating his knee rehab amid the COVID-19 pandemic, his mentality in the face of the isolation that often follows recovery from injury, and the individual and collective expectations he has for the remainder of the Fire’s 2020 season.