{"id":2201,"date":"2026-07-27T01:03:05","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:03:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=2201"},"modified":"2026-07-27T01:03:05","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T01:03:05","slug":"chiefs-get-good-news-as-patrick-mahomes-returns-to-the-field-on-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thejoeroganpod.com\/?p=2201","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Get Good News as Patrick Mahomes Returns to the Field on Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Patrick-Mahomes-Training-Camp-e1784998735507.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Patrick-Mahomes-Training-Camp-e1784998735507.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Patrick-Mahomes-Training-Camp-e1784998735507.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Patrick-Mahomes-Training-Camp-e1784998735507.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes Training Camp 2026\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" data-dom-ready-time=\"1939\" data-img-load-time=\"1926\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Patrick Mahomes takes the field for the start of training camp in 2026.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0quarterback has done little on a football field since suffering a season-ending injury in December, but didn\u2019t miss a beat as he took the field for training camp on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The team had announced on Friday that Mahomes was cleared to participate in full, the final step of his rehab that started with surgery just days after suffering the injury. Mahomes looked sharp in some of his first action on Saturday, earning praise for his sharp throws.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Patrick Mahomes Looked Sharp in His Return<\/h2>\n<p>Reporter\u00a0Sam McDowell of the Kansas City Star\u00a0noted that Mahomes made \u201cseveral good throws\u201d including a touchdown.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Chiefs are wrapping up their first workout in St. Joseph,\u201d McDowell wrote. \u201cEthan Downs left early with an injury. Patrick Mahomes made several good throws, including a ball to Jimmy Holiday for a TD. A month to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other videos showed Mahomes working from under center during drills. The team is starting training camp with no pads, giving the Chiefs quarterback the chance to ease back into action.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs may have given a lighter load to players on Saturday, as\u00a0Chiefs Digest reporter Matt Derrick\u00a0noted that the conditions on the field were rather harsh.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChiefs wrapping up the first practice of minicamp with a 1 hour, 45 minute workout,\u201d Derrick wrote. \u201cIt\u2019s 86 degrees, 99\u00a0heat\u00a0index. Here\u2019s a bit of\u00a0Mahomes\u00a0and company getting their work.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The team will have several practices before working up to full pads and hitting, giving the team time to get Mahomes acclimated to live football action after being out since December.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Slow Return Expected for Patrick Mahomes<\/h2>\n<p>Mahomes had already participated in the team\u2019s minicamp last month, but was a limited participant and did not take part in the 11-on-11 drills. The team is expected to take a careful approach to ramping him back up to full action, with ESPN reporter Nate Taylor predicting the team will hold him out of all three preseason games, keeping him under wraps until Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs head coach Andy Reid hinted on Friday that the team would take it one step at a time, evaluating along the way to see how his surgically repaired knee is responding.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPat\u2019s doing great with his [rehab],\u201d\u00a0Reid said. \u201cRight now he\u2019s got clearance to practice and do all the different periods that we have in this camp. We\u2019ll just take it day by day and see how he does. He\u2019ll have plenty of eyes on him from coaches to trainers to doctors.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut right now,\u00a0he\u2019s been cleared to go ahead and participate fully.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Reid stopped just short of naming Mahomes the starter for Week 1, though Mahomes himself has said throughout the offseason that he plans to be on the field for the season opener.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m optimistic, and I know he is extremely optimistic,\u201d Reid said. \u201cBut I think you\u2019ve got to see how things go here. Let\u2019s just see where we\u2019re at and not make any predictions or anything else. Take it day by day and see where it goes.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Patrick Mahomes takes the field for the start of training camp in 2026. 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