Chiefs’ Andy Reid says Patrick Mahomes unlikely to play in preseason video games

Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid stated the group is more likely to maintain quarterback Patrick Mahomes out of all three preseason video games as he works again from a torn ACL and LCL in his left knee.

The Chiefs’ first preseason recreation is about for Saturday, Aug. 15, in opposition to the Los Angeles Rams. Reid was requested Friday about Mahomes probably taking part in in that recreation.

“There’s a pretty good chance I don’t play him. Percentages are leading that way,” Reid stated. “And I don’t know if I’ll play him the second or third game. I don’t know that. But percentages probably lean against doing that, and letting the other guys. … We’ve got new people in those other positions behind him that need some work. The more reps they get, the better.”

Chiefs backup QB Justin Fields, who was acquired in a commerce, and Garrett Nussmeier, a seventh-round choose, are each of their first season with the Chiefs.

Mahomes has regarded largely like himself throughout early coaching camp drills roughly eight months faraway from surgical procedure in December to restore his left knee.

Chiefs appearing offensive coordinator Joe Bleymaier stated earlier this week that if Mahomes was having any points together with his knee, they had been “nonexistent” to his eye. And although Bleymaier hesitates to say that something surprises him with Mahomes, he additionally says the QB’s efficiency up to now in camp has been spectacular.

“I haven’t seen anything with the knee out there on the field,” Bleymaier stated, “that would lend itself to show any sort of hangover, any sort of setbacks from the season.”

Mahomes was totally cleared to follow earlier than coaching camp started, and he hasn’t taken it simple on himself since. He’s rolled left and proper throughout drills, taken snaps beneath middle and even has sometimes taken off on scrambles whereas sporting a cumbersome brace round his left knee.

Historically, the Chiefs haven’t hesitated to play Mahomes within the preseason, at the same time as different groups have trended away from taking part in their beginning quarterbacks. Mahomes has stated prior to now he likes to get hit as soon as by a defender in a recreation setting in the course of the preseason to get that feeling once more earlier than the common season in September.

When talking on July 24 — his final assembly with reporters — Mahomes stated he didn’t share a robust desire for whether or not he needed to play preseason video games this 12 months.

“I think we’ll just see when we get there,” Mahomes stated. “I’m a competitor, so game day, I’m going to want to be out there. But I understand the process of getting myself ready to play in the regular season is more important. But we will see. The coaches and docs will make that decision for me, but I’ll prepare myself like I’m going to play.”