Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes fully cleared for camp, feeling 'amazing'

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- As he's doing throughout his rehab, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes achieved the next checkmark in his return from his left knee injury when he wanted, just two days before Friday, when he arrived at Missouri Western State's campus for the team's training camp.

The Chiefs' medical staff and Dr. Dan Cooper, the Dallas Cowboys' head team physician who performed the surgery to repair the torn ACL and LCL in the quarterback's left knee, cleared Mahomes to fully participate in camp.

"I feel stronger than I've ever felt, as far as strength and lifting [weights]," Mahomes said Friday. "I feel amazing. ... I'm excited just to be able to play football. I've been seeing cinderblock walls rehabbing every single day in Kansas City. Now to be on that practice field with my teammates, it's going to be a lot of fun."

Just as he did during the Chiefs' offseason program, Mahomes said he'll continue wearing a compression leg sleeve and black brace on left leg. The big difference from two months ago is that Mahomes is expected to lead the first-team offense during team periods -- 11-on-11 repetitions - throughout camp. Earlier this week, Mahomes showed the medical staff that he can run, cut and change directions to demonstrate that he can protect himself around his teammates.

Coach Andy Reid said he doesn't plan on limiting Mahomes from his usual repetitions. For the first time since his injury in December, Mahomes will go through repetitions alongside his top skill-position players -- running back Kenneth Walker III, tight end Travis Kelceand receivers Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Tyquan Thornton.

"He's been working so hard that you have a pretty good feel that he's in a good place," Reid said of Mahomes. "We've got to see how things go and not make any predictions about [Week 1]."

Throughout his recovery, Mahomes has made it his mission to be the starter for the Chiefs' season opener, a home game Sept. 14 against the Denver Broncos on "Monday Night Football." Mahomes plans to use the camp practices to show the medical staff, the coaching staff and his teammates that he can be the same quarterback -- or an even better one -- prior to his injury. His plan is to improve his movement within the pocket, sharpen his decision-making skills and throw the ball quicker than he did at times last season.

"I don't get hit, so that's one part of it, but it's good to be out there and have bodies around and be able to go through and run the offense," Mahomes said. "I want [Reid] to call [plays] it like we're going to call it in the regular season. That's going to be the best way for me to prepare myself. I want to go out there and test [the knee]."

If Mahomes continues to progress well, the Chiefs will have to decide if he will play in one of the first two preseason games as a way to further prepare for Week 1. Throughout his nine-year career, Mahomes has never missed the entire preseason before.

"I'm a competitor, so [on] game day I'm going to want to be out there," he said. "But I understand the process of getting myself ready to play in the regular season is more important. We'll see. The coaches and doctors will make that decision for me, but I'll prepare myself like I'm going to play."

In preparing ahead for a pivotal camp, Mahomes shared that he was given advice and encouragement from two former star players in legendary quarterback Tom Brady and safety Tyrann Mathieu, both of whom continued their All-Pro careers after sustaining a torn ACL injury.

"The process isn't over," Mahomes said. "It'll be something I'll probably be dealing with the next few years of my career, and throughout the rest of my career. But I feel comfortable now being able to go out there and run the offense the way the offense is supposed to be run.

"This will be the hardest training camp that you can have, as far as preparing for the season. I'm glad I'm able to do that, starting tomorrow."

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purplefaithful wrote:

Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes fully cleared for camp, feeling 'amazing'
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- As he's doing throughout his rehab, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes achieved the next checkmark in his return from his left knee injury when he wanted, just two days before Friday, when he arrived at Missouri Western State's campus for the team's training camp.
The Chiefs' medical staff and Dr. Dan Cooper, the Dallas Cowboys' head team physician who performed the surgery to repair the torn ACL and LCL in the quarterback's left knee, cleared Mahomes to fully participate in camp.
"I feel stronger than I've ever felt, as far as strength and lifting [weights]," Mahomes said Friday. "I feel amazing. ... I'm excited just to be able to play football. I've been seeing cinderblock walls rehabbing every single day in Kansas City. Now to be on that practice field with my teammates, it's going to be a lot of fun."
Just as he did during the Chiefs' offseason program, Mahomes said he'll continue wearing a compression leg sleeve and black brace on left leg. The big difference from two months ago is that Mahomes is expected to lead the first-team offense during team periods -- 11-on-11 repetitions - throughout camp. Earlier this week, Mahomes showed the medical staff that he can run, cut and change directions to demonstrate that he can protect himself around his teammates.
Coach Andy Reid said he doesn't plan on limiting Mahomes from his usual repetitions. For the first time since his injury in December, Mahomes will go through repetitions alongside his top skill-position players -- running back Kenneth Walker III, tight end Travis Kelceand receivers Rashee Rice, Xavier Worthy and Tyquan Thornton.
"He's been working so hard that you have a pretty good feel that he's in a good place," Reid said of Mahomes. "We've got to see how things go and not make any predictions about [Week 1]."
Throughout his recovery, Mahomes has made it his mission to be the starter for the Chiefs' season opener, a home game Sept. 14 against the Denver Broncos on "Monday Night Football." Mahomes plans to use the camp practices to show the medical staff, the coaching staff and his teammates that he can be the same quarterback -- or an even better one -- prior to his injury. His plan is to improve his movement within the pocket, sharpen his decision-making skills and throw the ball quicker than he did at times last season.
"I don't get hit, so that's one part of it, but it's good to be out there and have bodies around and be able to go through and run the offense," Mahomes said. "I want [Reid] to call [plays] it like we're going to call it in the regular season. That's going to be the best way for me to prepare myself. I want to go out there and test [the knee]."
If Mahomes continues to progress well, the Chiefs will have to decide if he will play in one of the first two preseason games as a way to further prepare for Week 1. Throughout his nine-year career, Mahomes has never missed the entire preseason before.
"I'm a competitor, so [on] game day I'm going to want to be out there," he said. "But I understand the process of getting myself ready to play in the regular season is more important. We'll see. The coaches and doctors will make that decision for me, but I'll prepare myself like I'm going to play."
In preparing ahead for a pivotal camp, Mahomes shared that he was given advice and encouragement from two former star players in legendary quarterback Tom Brady and safety Tyrann Mathieu, both of whom continued their All-Pro careers after sustaining a torn ACL injury.
"The process isn't over," Mahomes said. "It'll be something I'll probably be dealing with the next few years of my career, and throughout the rest of my career. But I feel comfortable now being able to go out there and run the offense the way the offense is supposed to be run.
"This will be the hardest training camp that you can have, as far as preparing for the season. I'm glad I'm able to do that, starting tomorrow."
ESPN

Thank you for posting this! It was a pretty good read. I am happy that he will be out there from the start. The league is better when Mahomes is relevant. I appreciate your content and thoughts on here, buddy. You're a stand up dude.

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Green Bay Packers president/CEO Ed Policy says adjustments may be necessary as the NFL's only publicly owned franchise attempts to remain financially competitive in the long term.
"It's like other teams have access to this ATM machine that we just don't have right now," Policy said Friday as the Packers released their annual expenses and revenues for the 2026 fiscal year, three days before the organization holds its annual shareholders meeting.
The Packers reported an operating loss for the first time in a non-pandemic year since the 1990 fiscal year, though the team's overall net income was up 54.8%. The Packers had $132.5 million in net income due to the $133.6 million they received in nonoperating revenues, which included gains in corporate investments plus their share from ESPN's purchase of NFL Network.
Each of the NFL's 32 teams received $453.2 million from the NFL, which mainly comes from the league's TV contracts.
In operating costs, the Packers reported $753 million in revenues and $754.1 million in expenses. Revenues were up 4.7%, but expenses increased 18.7%.
Policy said the rise in expenses was due to a $130 million increase in player costs. The Packers acquired All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons from the Dallas Cowboys last year and signed him to a four-year, $188 million contract with $136 million guaranteed. They also accelerated payments to some players who were traded.
"We're going to have to be more aggressive with revenue generation going forward," Policy said. "We all know the cost of competing in the NFL is going up, and other teams have access to capital sources that we just don't have."
Policy noted that the ability of other NFL franchises to sell minority interests in their team puts the Packers at a potential disadvantage in the long run.
"For example, a team can sell 5 to 10% of their equity without giving up any controlling interest in the team, and they could raise more money than we have in our capital reserve fund in just a matter of months," Policy said.
Policy emphasized the Packers have no plans to sell naming rights to Lambeau Field, but they are willing to do that with their practice facility. The football field at Titletown - the development just west of Lambeau Field featuring offices, shops, restaurants and apartments - already has been renamed Emplify Health Field under a new sponsorship deal.
The Packers also are planning more events at Lambeau Field similar to the Luke Combs concerts that happened in May and the Notre Dame-Wisconsin football game that will take place Sept. 6.
"I feel very good about the Packers' financial strength and condition in the medium term and the short term, certainly," Policy said. "But we are keeping a very close eye on some of these long-term trends, looking at how they impact us and our financial health in the long term.
"We do have to make sure that we're always in a position where we can continue to invest wisely in whatever it takes to field a championship-caliber team, whether that's player costs, football staff or facilities."
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Oh boo hoo. They lost a small amount of money. They have a huge waiting list for season tickets. Raise your prices on tickets and concessions or sell more of the worthless stock certificates and move on. Saying that other teams can sell minority shares is stupid. Do they do that every year? No. They don't want to do naming rights. That's fine..but its a choice. The Vikings get $11M per season from US Bank for naming rights. Here's an idea..charge extra for overweight fans. If you've ever jammed into the seats at Lambeau you know what I'm talking about. Huge revenue opportunity..lol.