Overview
- Andy Reid says Patrick Mahomes is doing great and has not missed a day of rehab, and ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports he is tracking to be ready for the season opener.
- A former NFL physician, David J. Chao, warns Mahomes will not be 100% at the start of the season and may not regain full pre‑injury mobility until 2027.
- The NFL says it had no inside knowledge of his return when it scheduled two early primetime games for Kansas City, pushing back on fan theories about favoritism.
- The Chiefs acquired Justin Fields as short‑term insurance, and Reid says Fields was brought in to play quarterback if Mahomes is limited or not cleared.
- Key checkpoints now include OTAs, the June minicamp and training camp, with the Sept. 14 home opener against Denver falling about nine months after his ACL‑LCL surgery.