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Patrick Mahomes said Thursday that doctors held him back a bit in his rehabilitation because he was working hard to recover from the season-ending knee injury he suffered late in the season.
The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback laid out a hopeful timeline for when he’ll be ready to go by speaking to reporters as he continues to work toward returning to full strength.
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Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) throws a pass during the second half against the Los Angeles Chargers at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 14, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
“First of all, the rehab is going great so far. I’ve gone through all the checkpoints that the doctor wants you to do and I’ve got my strength and mobility back,” Mahomes said. “So it’s going really well. I’ve done all of that 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 achieve, and I’m just trying to maximize them, and they’re holding me back because I always want to go a little bit further. It’s been going really well.
“I think long term I want to be ready for Week 1. The doctor says I might 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 myself to be ready to play this Week 1 and have no restrictions. You want to be healthy and give us the best chance to win. Obviously, I’m hoping to be able to do some things in OTAs and go to training camp and hopefully, being able to do a lot of things there I’m excited about the process. It’s a long process, but I’m excited about it.
Mahomes totaled 3,587 passing yards and 22 touchdowns in 14 games during the year, but Kansas City’s season was a bit unusual.
Patrick Mahomes watches the action from a suite during the third quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on December 25, 2025. (Jay Biggerstaff/Imagn Images)
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The one-score games they won in 2024, which helped them make the Super Bowl, turned out to be losses in 2025. Too many dropped passes and other stupid mistakes cost the team multiple times.
“I think you just have to compound the mistakes,” Mahomes said when asked what’s wrong in 2025. “You make mistakes throughout a game. For me, I look at some of the red zone interceptions that I’ve thrown in bigger moments in the third and fourth quarter of games. Those are things that I haven’t done in the past, and so speaking for myself, I’m just trying to be better in those moments I think offensively we weren’t consistent enough throughout the games. We had periods in the games where we played well, we had periods in the season where we played very well.
“We have to be better and it starts with me and then it has to feed throughout the offense. So I think like I said, the guys are motivated, the coaches, the players, we’re all motivated to be better next year. Like I said, it sucks watching these games. I want to be out there and play football, especially this time of year, it’s the best time of year to play football. It’ll give us the motivation, hopefully, so we come 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 December 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.
