Patrick Mahomes stated he was forward of schedule when he final gave an replace on his rehab from offseason toe surgical procedure. The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs quarterback believes if Week 1 in opposition to the Cleveland Browns was Sunday, he’d be good to go. 

“If there was a sport, I might be capable of play in it, I feel,” Mahomes stated on a convention name at Chiefs minicamp. “On the finish of the day, there’s nonetheless issues I could should work by. I am going to proceed to rehab, proceed to maintain strengthening that stuff, nevertheless it’s good to have the ability to get on the market slightly sooner than the schedule had me and be capable of get some work in.”

The turf toe damage Mahomes suffered dated again to the postseason, one by which he accomplished 65% of his passes for 850 yards with 4 touchdowns to 2 interceptions (90.8 score) whereas main Kansas Metropolis to the Tremendous Bowl for the second consecutive yr.

Chiefs head coach Andy Reid admitted he cannot discuss accidents throughout minicamp — per league coverage — so Mahomes was on his personal offering an replace on his rehab. Mahomes has been on the sector at voluntary minicamp engaged on chemistry with the revamped Chiefs offensive line and getting himself at 100% when the Chiefs kick off the season in 100 days. 

For now, Mahomes is engaged on his craft whereas he nonetheless has the time to really change into a greater quarterback. 

“I feel the most important factor is you get to experiment slightly bit extra,” Mahomes stated. “While you get to coaching camp, you form of should be refined and refining issues preparing for the season in opposition to totally different groups, in opposition to totally different defenses and stuff like that. That is a giant a part of why we got here in to do the OTAs. 

“I do know they’re voluntary, however we’re capable of experiment and never go extraordinarily arduous and nonetheless get some good work in, get the blokes collectively and construct that chemistry, be part of the staff. I feel that is the one actual large distinction than not being right here I might say.”