Where is Patrick Mahomes in his knee recovery? Final update before training camp
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- Reid said they didn't have Mahomes do the run test and will wait until he returns.
- Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL in Kansas City's mid-December loss to the Chargers and had.
- Chiefs say Mahomes will continue rehabbing and aims to be ready for Week 1.
Everything seems to be trending in the right direction for Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
A day after the Chiefs completed their final mandatory minicamp practice — and Mahomes signed a new contract to make him the highest-paid player in the NFL — head coach Andy Reid provided a final injury update ahead of next month’s training camp.
Reid spoke to reporters following the team’s conditioning test.
“We didn’t have him do the run test today,” Reid said. “He probably could’ve done it and made it, I’m sure, with will, but we’ll wait till he gets back here to do it. Anyways, I love what he did this offseason, the way he attacked the rehab. You know, he’s on course to take these next few days and get ready for camp.”
Mahomes tore his ACL and LCL in Kansas City’s mid-December loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, opting to have surgery the next day.
At the time of the injury, Chiefs vice president of sports medicine and performance Rick Burkholder provided a broad seven-to-11-month recovery timeline — and every update since has leaned optimistic.
Still, Reid held back from anything definitive.
“You just kind of take it day by day, I think,” Reid said. “It looks like he’s going to be able to do some things during camp. He did it out here so I would presume in 40 days he’ll be even better than that.
“We’ll just see where it goes and you go through peaks and valleys in this thing — in rehabs — where you might plateau for a little bit and you don’t ever know when those are going to take place. But so far, it’s been a pretty steady climb up the hill there.”
During the four offseason workouts open to reporters, Mahomes went through individual drills, installs and 7-on-7 periods, but the Chiefs held him back from 11-on-11 work out of caution.
Reid said that from now until training camp begins in late July, Mahomes will continue his rehab to maintain strength in his legs.
“He’s been working close with (assistant athletic trainer) Julie (Frymyer) on the rehab part of it,” Reid said. “Then, he comes out and practices – he does rehab before practice, comes to practice and then he goes after practice. So, he’s staying on top of all that.” When Mahomes spoke to reporters two weeks ago, he noted that his rehab checkpoints are built around one-to-two-week spans. With that in mind, the Chiefs may not know how much he will be able to safely practice until closer to the start of training camp.
Until then — and they have been consistent in this messaging throughout — Mahomes will continue doing everything in his power to take the field Week 1 against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football.
This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 12:03 PM with the headline "Where is Patrick Mahomes in his knee recovery? Final update before training camp."
