Patrick Mahomes Golf Swing Has Fans Convinced of His Week 1 Status

Patrick Mahomes is still recovering from a torn ACL, but by the looks of his golf swing, the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback could be ready for Week 1.

Mahomes posted a video of him hitting driver off the tee and fans, and former athletes, pointed out the fact that the quarterback appears to have a good range of motion in his injured leg.

“The internal rotation on his left knee looks pretty [expletive] good to me. If he's golfing, he's playing Week 1,” said former NFL quarterback and current analyst Chase Daniel.

NFL analyst Brett Kollmann added, “I would like to commission a study on how Patrick Mahomes heals from stuff because he is definitely not normal.”

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Chiefs head coach Andy Reid recently responded to the speculation that Mahomes is “ahead of schedule” in his recovery, but wanted to make it clear the star quarterback will return when fully healthy.

"He's doing great right now and that's kinda how you gotta go about this," Reid said. "People go ‘well, he's ahead of schedule.' Who made the schedule? Everybody's different, right? And so, let's just take it day by day. Nobody is spending more time than he is rehabbing, he spends seven hours here going through it.

“He hasn't missed a day and he wants more, all the things that are Patrick Mahomes. Let's see where we are at as we go forward as we get a little bit closer to the game.” Reid continued. “He's making progress, and I’ve said that all along, but you don't know. That's the reality of it. You're not going to put the player in a position where he can't tend to himself out on the football field."

Kansas City opens the 2026 NFL season on Sept. 14 against the Denver Broncos.

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This story was originally published May 15, 2026 at 3:21 PM.