The Kansas City Chiefs general manager Brett Veach said Patrick Mahomes was “way ahead of schedule,” during an interview on Sirius XM NFL Radio.
Veach said he wouldn’t be shocked if Mahomes wanted to be “full go” when the team starts training camp, per For The Win.
“I will say this, I think it wouldn’t surprise you guys, the way it’s been really inspiring to just see, in my mind, I’ve been there before with Pat [Mahomes], he had that dislocated knee [in 2019] and worked his tail off, and came back in three weeks. I knew this bump in the road wouldn’t slow him down at all,” Veach said. “But, I mean, this guy has been in the building. Especially for a player who has accomplished everything, can do anything he wants, he can hire his own trainers, he can be wherever he wants. He’s in our building every single day. And even when he goes away for a few days, say to Dallas for a weekend with his family, he takes one of our trainers with him.
“So, needless to say, he’s way ahead of schedule. I think the biggest challenge we’re going to have is protecting him against himself, because I’m sure when we get to St. Joseph, Missouri, for training camp, he’s going to want to be full go. But we’re going to have to hold him back a little. And, again, I don’t want to put a timetable on it. But I think you guys know the kind of person and competitor Pat is, and I would just say, we’re in a really good place right now.”
It’s unclear whether the team will allow Mahomes to fully return at that point. Veach said “protecting [Mahomes] against himself” would be a big challenge for both the quarterback and the team. While it sounds like everything has gone well with Mahomes’ recovery, the team doesn’t want to risk further injury by pushing Mahomes back into action too quickly.