Overview
- GM Brett Veach, who told SiriusXM Monday that Patrick Mahomes is "way ahead of schedule," said the team may need to hold him back at training camp to avoid overdoing it.
- Coach Andy Reid said Mahomes could join offseason work in a limited, non-contact role under Phase 2 rules, which also keeps open options like the PUP list for training camp.
- Veach described an intense rehab with Mahomes in the facility every day and even traveling with a team trainer when he visits family in Dallas.
- The Chiefs have moved to ease early-season pressure on Mahomes by emphasizing the run, signing Kenneth Walker III, bringing back Eric Bieniemy, and trading for Justin Fields as insurance.
- Week 1 remains unconfirmed, with the next checkpoints being what the team lets Mahomes do at OTAs later this month and at June minicamp.