[Sweeney] In a Zoom with KC local reporters, Patrick Mahomes said he is doing well and driving to be ready by Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season.

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1. That would be an insane turnaround. They’re going to be really up against it if Pat can’t go for multiple games to start the season, and that offense has looked terrible without Mahomes.

   If Pat can’t come back until week 6 and the team is 1-4 or 2-3, they’ll be in as bad or a worse spot as they were this past season.

2. This could have been an email

3. Is he driving? With a leg brace? 😉

4. He also said he asked the trainers to brace his knee and come back into the LAC game. My goat, what did we do to deserve you 🥲❤️

5. Dude, ain’t normal man

6. I keep seeing things about him not being ready for week 1 or he should take the season off.

   Dude is competitor and will do anything in his power to be ready week 1 and I expect nothing less.

   If he suffers a rehab setback then he does, but until that time I know my goat will do everything to be ready week 1

7. Just so everyone knows, he also very explicitly said he wants to be fully healthy when he comes back, and that his trainers are doing a good job at not letting him do too much even though he wants to attack his rehab.

   People familiar with his case have told him that week 1 was definitely possible but that they can’t guarantee it and won’t overly push him to be back.

   I trust that if he’s back week 1, that it’s truly because the professionals believe he is ready. It’s great that Patrick himself, while anxious to get back, understands that he can’t rush it. I was a bit worried he’d push too hard but I’m happy he’s following his set limits and that his trainers are enforcing them.

   And No, being back for week 1
   Wouldn’t be crazy fast. He may not be ready by then, but if he is, that doesn’t mean he had to rush to be ready. He could very plausibly be fully ready.

8. The question is will he be able to move around outside the pocket like he normally does. Lamar was hurt this year and didnt look right

9. Mahomes is going to fall off like Russell. Got a bad feeling about him playing week 1

10. This man is not human

11. LFG

12. Man:: take the extra time… don’t need to gingerly out there. Use some extra weeks to get right

13. That’s my QB.

14. Obviously, I think long term, I want to be ready for Week 1. The doctor said that I could be, but I can’t predict what’s going to happen throughout the process,” Mahomes said. “But that’s my goal. And so I’ll try to prepare myself to be ready to play in that Week 1 and have no restrictions.”

15. But I was assured from other fanbases that he wouldn’t be ready before week 9.