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In the closing moments of Kansas City’s loss to the Chargers, Mahomes suffered a severe knee injury that required corrective ACL and LCL surgery Monday night. Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 18 Dec. 2025 Mahomes tore two ligaments — his ACL and his LCL — on a play late in the game, while the Chiefs were attempting to score on their final drive and save their season. Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 18 Dec. 2025 The Kansas City Chiefs took a couple of major losses on Sunday as they were eliminated from the playoffs and star quarterback Patrick Mahomes tore his ACL. Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025 In 2017, Carson Wentz tore his ACL in Week 14, and Nick Foles was a major question mark entering the postseason. Zach Berman, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ACL

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First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of ACL was in 1981

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“ACL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ACL. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.

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