Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach shared some good news on the status of superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
The two-time NFL Most Valuable Player is still recovering from ACL and LCL tears in his left knee, which he suffered during a Week 15 game against the Los Angeles Chargers in the 2025 season. He went under the knife in December but still has no definite timeline for his return to the field.
But the 30-year-old Mahomes could be back in action sooner rather than later.
“He’s way ahead of schedule,” Veach said Monday on SiriusXM. “I think the biggest challenge that we’re going to have is protecting [Mahomes] against himself because I’m sure when we get to St. Joseph, Missouri, for training camp, he’s going to want to be a full-go.”
It remains to be seen whether Mahomes will be under center by Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season, but hearing Veach say that the quarterback is ahead of schedule is definitely encouraging for Kansas City supporters.
The Chiefs can get a better picture of Mahomes’ progress if he gets cleared to participate in the team’s voluntary offseason practices. Kansas City will have its first three OTAs on May 26-28.
In 2025, Mahomes passed for 3,587 yards and 22 touchdowns with 11 interceptions.
