KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Five months after undergoing surgery to fix damaged ligaments in his left knee, Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes participated in Tuesday’s opening voluntary practice session of the team’s offseason program, with just four months remaining until their season begins.
While reporters weren’t permitted to observe the practice session, the Chiefs shared a video clip on social media showing the two-time MVP throwing passes while wearing a brace on his left knee. The team plans to hold another practice session Wednesday before meeting with the media on Thursday.
“He’s in a good position to do some things,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said earlier this month. “There’s some rules and regulations that go with that, so we just have to make sure we’re on top of that part. But if he can do some things — phase 2 (of the offseason), remember, is there’s no contact, no offense versus defense. It’s phase 3 that you get into that.”
“So you just have to evaluate what you want to do there,” Reid said. “He’s in a position where he can do everything, I think.”
The quarterback sustained the knee injury during the final moments of Kansas City’s defeat to the Chargers on Dec. 14, a loss that essentially ended the Chiefs’ playoff hopes. Surgery was performed the following day in Dallas, with the ongoing expectation — reinforced by workout videos Mahomes shared on social media — being that he would be prepared for the first week of the coming season.
The Chiefs will face AFC West division opponent Denver on Sept. 14 in a featured Monday night game.
During previous offseasons, Mahomes would typically return to his Texas residence, where receivers and tight ends would often join him for voluntary, player-organized training sessions. However, this year Mahomes chose to complete his rehabilitation at the Chiefs’ training facility alongside longtime trainer Julie Frymyer, enabling the team to closely monitor his progress.
“He’s throwing the ball,” Reid said, “and he does it on his own, so he’s not getting in any trouble here.”
