Most fans know that Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes dislocated his patella (kneecap) last night in the game against the Denver Broncos. Let’s be clear on this: it was his kneecap that dislocated—not his knee, a big distinction.
This injury is seen frequently in contact sports with first-time traumatic dislocations accounting for approximately 3% of all knee injuries, according to a recent study.
While we couldn’t see the actual moment the injury happened at the bottom of the pile, what we did see was an excellent shot of a physician getting Mahomes to relax and extend his leg and his patella reducing or “relocating” back to its anatomical position.