Overview
- Reid, speaking Saturday after rookie minicamp, said Mahomes could join Phase 2 OTAs May 26–28 in a limited, non-contact role.
- Phase 2 of the NFL offseason program allows workouts without contact and without offense-versus-defense drills, which eases a controlled return.
- Reid said the team must weigh physically unable to perform (PUP) list rules, since starting on-field activity now could limit options at training camp.
- Week 1 is still up in the air for Mahomes, who tore the ACL and LCL in his left knee in December and has been throwing on his own during rehab, with ESPN earlier reporting he was “tracking” for the opener.
- Kansas City traded for Justin Fields as insurance, a move that could shift more training camp snaps his way if the Chiefs keep Mahomes on a cautious ramp-up.