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Patrick Mahomes said Thursday that doctors have held him back a bit in his rehab because he’s been pushing hard as he recovers from the knee injury he suffered late in the season.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback set a hopeful timeline for when he will be ready to go when he spoke to reporters as he continues to work on getting back to full strength.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass in the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 14, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
“First of all, the rehab is going well so far. I’ve hit all the checkpoints that the doctor wants you to do and get the strength and mobility back,” Mahomes said. “So, it’s been great. I’ve done it all here in Kansas City so far. (Assistant athletic trainer) Julie (Frymyer) has been crushing it, pushing me. The doctor kind of gives you goals to reach and I’m just trying to maximize them and they hold me back because I always want to go a little bit further. It’s gone a little bit further.
“I think long-term I want to be ready for Week 1. The doctor says I could be, but I can’t predict what’s going to happen throughout the process, but that’s my goal, so I’m going to try to prepare to be ready to play in that Week 1 and have no limitations. You want to be healthy out there and give us the best chance to win. Of course, I hope to practice and hope to be able to practice in OTAs. do a lot there. I’m excited about the process. It’s a long process, but I’m excited about it.
Mahomes had 3,587 passing yards and 22 touchdowns in 14 games on the year, but Kansas City’s season was a bit unusual.
Patrick Mahomes watches the action from a suite in the third quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 25, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
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The one-score games they won in 2024 that helped them to a Super Bowl appearance turned out to be defeats in 2025. Too many dropped passes and other stupid mistakes cost the team multiple times.
“I think it’s just compound mistakes,” Mahomes said when asked what went wrong in 2025. “You make mistakes over the course of a game. For me, I look at some of the red-zone interceptions I threw as big moments in the third and fourth quarters of games. Those are things that I haven’t done before in the past, and speaking for myself, but I just think in those moments where I tried to be better enough games We had stretches in games where we played well, we had stretches in the season where we played really well.
“We’ve got to get better, and it starts with me, and then it’s got to kind of come through the whole offense. So I think, like I said, guys are motivated, coaches, players, we’re all motivated to get better next year. Like I said, it’s a shame to see these games. I want to be out there playing football, especially this time of year, it’s the best time of the year, hopefully it will give us the best time of the year, hopefully. back stronger next year.”
Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) lowers his head during the fourth quarter against the Houston Texans at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Dec. 7, 2025. (Denny Medley/Imagn Images)
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The Chiefs finished 6-11 and missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2014 season.
