Overview
- Mahomes shared a four-second clip Wednesday that shows him dropping back and throwing with a brace on his left knee roughly 100 days after his Dec. 15 surgery.
- Doctors repaired both his torn ACL and LCL during a procedure performed by Dr. Dan Cooper, and the Chiefs’ medical staff previously said there was no artery, nerve, or joint-surface damage.
- Kansas City is optimistic he can do limited work in voluntary OTAs in May, though Mahomes has only set Week 1 as a goal and has not been medically cleared.
- The Chiefs traded for Justin Fields as insurance at quarterback, and he is expected to handle more offseason reps if Mahomes’ workload stays restricted.
- ESPN reported he is progressing and tracking for the start of the season, but clinicians and analysts note a brief controlled throw does not prove game readiness given the 9–12 month norm for ACL/LCL returns.