Kansas City Chiefs RB Isiah Pacheco recently revealed he had surgery this offseason. Now, we know that he had two separate surgeries to repair injuries that he gutted out during the Super Bowl.
According to a recent report from Rutgers Wire’s Kristian Dyer, Pacheco played in the Super Bowl LVII’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles with both a broken hand and a torn labrum. Remember, Pacheco had 15 carries for 76 yards and a touchdown with 32 total snaps during the game on both offense and special teams.
Pacheco landed on the final injury report with a wrist injury, but he was a full participant in practice leading up to the game. Dyer says that Pacheco broke a bone located between the wrist and thumb in one of his hands, which would stand to reason given the injury report. Dr. Mike Guss, an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hands and wrists, performed the surgery to repair the broken bone in the week following the team’s Super Bowl win.
As for the torn labrum, this is an injury Pacheco played with for the majority of his rookie season per Dyer. Pacheco was in New York two weeks after the Super Bowl to have his torn labrum repaired by Dr. David Altchek, a world-renowned orthopedist.
It’s pretty remarkable that Pacheco managed to play through both of these injuries in the Super Bowl, especially given his punishing running style. He mentioned in that recent USA TODAY interview that he was working to become stronger for the upcoming season. I’m not sure we’ll ever see a greater display of strength and toughness.
