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Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
Isiah Pacheco, who missed Kansas City's Week 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills with an MCL sprain, leads the team with just 329 rushing yards.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, who left Wednesday’s game at the Brooklyn Nets with a right knee sprain, had an MRI on Friday that confirmed an MCL sprain and no additional structural damage, per the Hawks.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk continues to rehab a torn ACL/MCL with no hard timetable, although Shanahan has mentioned Week 10 as a possibility.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Matt Peart played 57 snaps Sunday in London with a torn MCL in his left leg.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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Brents, 25, sustained a torn MCL and meniscus in last year’s season opener and appeared in just two games last season.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 9 Nov. 2025
Isiah Pacheco, who missed Kansas City's Week 9 loss to the Buffalo Bills with an MCL sprain, leads the team with just 329 rushing yards.
—Matt Audilet, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
Atlanta Hawks guard Trae Young, who left Wednesday’s game at the Brooklyn Nets with a right knee sprain, had an MRI on Friday that confirmed an MCL sprain and no additional structural damage, per the Hawks.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk continues to rehab a torn ACL/MCL with no hard timetable, although Shanahan has mentioned Week 10 as a possibility.
—Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 19 Oct. 2025
Matt Peart played 57 snaps Sunday in London with a torn MCL in his left leg.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
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“MCL.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MCL. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.
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