Cal Football: Mitchell Schwartz Has Back Surgery, Anticipates Full Recovery
Former Cal Tackle Had Started 134 Straight NFL Games Before Injury Last Season
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Feb 25, 2021
Former Cal star Mitchell Schwartz reports via social media that he underwent successful back surgery on Wednesday and he expects to return to action with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021.
“Successful surgery, now the recovery process starts,” Schwartz wrote on Twitter. “Thanks to everyone who reached out, messaged, etc today! Means a lot to me. And thanks to my wife Brooke as always for talking care of me!”
Schwartz, 31, had started every game and never missed a snap at right tackle for the first eight seasons of his NFL career the first four with the Cleveland Browns, the next four in KC since being drafted out of Cal in 2012.