Overview

• The Athletic’s latest QB tiers panel led by Mike Sando unanimously placed Mahomes in Tier 1, reaffirming his status at the summit of NFL signal-callers.
• Analysts Bill Simmons, Chris Simms and Dan Orlovsky have publicly questioned whether Mahomes’s recent mechanics and production signal that he may have peaked.
• Tom Brady endorsed Mahomes’s daily habits and winning mentality on The Joel Klatt Show, calling him the QB who most resembles his own approach to greatness.
• Chiefs coach Andy Reid limited Mahomes to three snaps (48 seconds) in the preseason opener as part of a deliberate health-management strategy that has fueled debate over his evaluation.
• Mahomes declared that the 2025 roster could be Kansas City’s best ever and teased a return to a more aggressive downfield passing attack to start the season.