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Video: Adam Schefter's 2026 Fantasy Football News and Notes!
Mahomes is coming back from the knee injury. I have no doubt that he's going to be out there on opening night. I just don't know how effective he's going to be coming off a sign... it's hard for me to think that he's going to be 100% week one.

STACKED’s take

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Expected to play week 1 but effectiveness uncertain; may not be 100% early.

Mahomes is expected to play on opening night after knee injury recovery, but Schefter expresses uncertainty about his effectiveness in week one. The question is whether he'll be 80%, 90%, or 100% of his pre-injury self; the major knee injury potentially requires extended time to fully recover. The KC offense is expected to lean more into the run game under Eric Bieniemy, which could ironically open things up downfield for Mahomes.

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