Chiefs' Andy Reid offers key Patrick Mahomes injury update

We are at the time of the NFL offseason, where players are on vacation with their families and enjoying some downtime, but not Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

After suffering a torn ACL late in the season, Mahomes is vigorously working to get back to be ready for Week 1 of next season.

That is a lofty goal, with some wanting Patrick to take it easy and even have the entire year off.

But we know that's not how Patrick is wired.

And head coach Andy Reid has updated us on the progress Mahomes is making in his recovery.

“He's around here all the time, spends a ton of time here, seven hours a day,” Reid said. “He's in there cranking away, making progress every day, it's great to see. He and Julie [Frymyer], she grinds on him and makes sure that he stays on task and challenges him, and he keeps showing up.

“So that's half the battle on these things when you have these injuries that you show up and it's not going to be a pleasant thing every day. You got to fight through it, and you got to attack the challenge of the workout and rehab. So, he's doing a great job with that.”

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Will Mahomes make Week 1?

Well, that's the goal, and if Patrick is spending seven hours a day in rehab, you would be a fool to be against him.

But if we are being truthful, for Patrick to be good to go in Week 1, he would likely need a few months of conditioning at training camp, which means he'll need to be cleared to participate in roughly three months.

Can that happen? Color us skeptical on that, but who knows, players come back early all the time, and Patrick might be the latest to do it.

But the Chiefs will be cautious because the last thing the franchise wants is for No. 15 to rush back and break down immediately.

That's nightmare fuel.

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