PositiveInjuryTue, August 4, 2026
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Mahomes looks excellent post-ACL; taking all first-team reps, safe to roll.

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Mahomes looks very good coming off his ACL injury. He's wearing a bulky knee brace on his left leg but is taking all first-team reps and making incredible throws. He's testing the knee by rolling to his left and throwing off that leg. The Chiefs have executed his rehab plan to perfection with assistant trainer Julie Frymyer working with him all year, even flying back with him to Dallas on offseason weekends. The team's optimism for his potential Week 1 return is rooted in what they've seen in practice. Coach Andy Reid said after Saturday's practice: "He's really doing everything that he normally does, and doing it well. We're just keeping an eye on him and letting the doctors guide us from there. As long as he's safe, that's what we're looking at. So right now, for what we're doing, he's safe to roll."

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The answer is pretty damn good when I was watching him. He's got a bulky knee brace on his left leg that he fidgets with between plays, but he was taking all of the first-team reps and making incredible throws.
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What did ESPN NFL say about Patrick Mahomes?
Mahomes looks very good coming off his ACL injury. He's wearing a bulky knee brace on his left leg but is taking all first-team reps and making incredible throws. He's testing the knee by rolling to his left and throwing off that leg. The Chiefs have executed his rehab plan to perfection with assistant trainer Julie Frymyer working with him all year, even flying back with him to Dallas on offseason weekends. The team's optimism for his potential Week 1 return is rooted in what they've seen in practice. Coach Andy Reid said after Saturday's practice: "He's really doing everything that he normally does, and doing it well. We're just keeping an eye on him and letting the doctors guide us from there. As long as he's safe, that's what we're looking at. So right now, for what we're doing, he's safe to roll."
Is this good or bad for Patrick Mahomes's fantasy football value?
STACKED tags this as a positive fantasy football signal for Patrick Mahomes (QB). Mahomes looks excellent post-ACL; taking all first-team reps, safe to roll.
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