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For the first time since Patrick Mahomes<\/a> became their starter, the Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0<\/a>didn’t make the playoffs.<\/p>\n Moreover, he also suffered the first major injury of his career, tearing his ACL late in the campaign.<\/p>\n That major injury would mean he’s more than likely to miss the start of the upcoming campaign, but Mahomes isn’t like most players.<\/p>\n In a Friday appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Chiefs GM Brett Veach revealed that the future Hall of Famer is working around the clock, and he’s already ahead of schedule.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is in this building from seven to three to four o\u2019clock every single day. If he goes back to Texas for a few days, he takes one of our assistant trainers with him,\u201d Veach said<\/a>. \u201cObviously, because of that hard work, I think he\u2019s pretty far ahead of schedule.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t want to get too far ahead of myself, but [he\u2019s] such a motivating presence and an example to the building on how to approach it every day like a true professional,\u201d added Veach. \u201cI\u2019m excited for him to get back out there.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Unlike most players, Mahomes didn’t wait for a couple of weeks before undergoing surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n He went under the knife almost right away, and he’s shared multiple clips of his recovery.<\/p>\n Of course, he might not be as mobile as he works his way back to full strength, at least early in the season. That should be a concern for a Chiefs team that didn’t replace RT Jawaan Taylor in the offseason.<\/p>\n Still, the rest of the AFC \u2014 and the entire league \u2014 should keep an eye out in Missouri, as it looks like Mahomes won’t have to miss any more time after all.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nChiefs’ Patrick Mahomes is ahead of schedule in his recovery<\/h2>\n
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