{"id":660,"date":"2026-01-11T02:01:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=660"},"modified":"2026-01-11T02:01:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T02:01:47","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5-patrick-mahomes-refuses-to-accept-defeat-and-now-hes-targeting-a-week-1-comeback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/?p=660","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25 Patrick Mahomes Refuses to Accept Defeat \u2014 and Now He\u2019s Targeting a Week 1 Comeback"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- image -->&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><!-- content --><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"89\" data-end=\"366\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/a57.foxsports.com\/statics.foxsports.com\/www.foxsports.com\/content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/768\/432\/patrick-mahomes.jpg?ve=1&amp;tl=1\" alt=\"Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Eyeing Week 1 Return In 2026 After ACL Surgery |  FOX Sports\" \/>When Patrick Mahomes limped off the field in Week 15, clutching a knee that would soon be revealed as a torn ACL and LCL, Kansas City feared the worst. Early whispers around the league suggested the Chiefs might be without their superstar quarterback well into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"368\" data-end=\"392\">Mahomes had other ideas.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"394\" data-end=\"537\">Just weeks after undergoing surgery on December 15, the two-time MVP has already locked in a bold personal goal: be ready for Week 1 next fall.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"539\" data-end=\"699\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/people.com\/thmb\/rFBRQVwQFfHMF2uB7LKpQzhaXSI=\/1500x0\/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(999x539:1001x541)\/andy-reid-1-37a2c4de4a384c86bc4f99e23ce8203e.jpg\" alt=\"All About Andy Reid, the Chiefs Coach Leading His Team to Back-to-Back  Super Bowls\" \/>According to head coach Andy Reid, the quarterback has thrown himself into rehab with the same obsession that once turned backyard drills into Super Bowl magic.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"701\" data-end=\"851\">\u201cFirst of all, he\u2019s doing great for just being three weeks out,\u201d Reid said. \u201cHe\u2019s been in there grinding. It\u2019s not fun work, but he keeps showing up.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-14\" style=\"margin: 8px 0; clear: both;\">\n<div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1775064\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"853\" data-end=\"1152\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sidearmdev.com\/resize?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdxbhsrqyrr690.cloudfront.net%2Fsidearm.nextgen.sites%2Fprinceton.sidearmsports.com%2Fimages%2F2025%2F9%2F1%2FIMG_2562.jpg&amp;height=300&amp;type=webp\" alt=\"Tuesday TigerBlog - Julie Frymyer, TV Star - Princeton University Athletics\" \/>Rather than retreating to his $3.37 million Texas home \u2014 where Mahomes normally hosts offseason throwing camps with teammates \u2014 he\u2019s chosen a different path this year. The quarterback is staying in Kansas City, working daily with trusted rehab specialist Julie Frymyer inside the Chiefs\u2019 facilities.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\">\n<div class=\"gliaplayer-container\" data-slot=\"newsonlinebiz_desktop\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"gliaplayer-container\" data-slot=\"newsonlinebiz_mobile\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"1154\" data-end=\"1371\">It\u2019s a dramatic shift for a player who cherishes family time with wife Brittany and their three young children. But the mission is clear: get healthy, get strong, and get back under center as fast as humanly possible.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1373\" data-end=\"1537\"><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; margin: 1em auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/phantom.estaticos-marca.com\/e9c7c7e4233dc10959e1c5bdb2e19d73\/resize\/1320\/f\/jpg\/assets\/multimedia\/imagenes\/2026\/01\/07\/17678217632845.jpg\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes\" \/>Before the injury, Mahomes had already thrown for 3,587 yards and 22 touchdowns in a turbulent season. Now, the numbers no longer matter. What matters is September.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1539\" data-end=\"1721\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">The offseason that was meant for rest has become a relentless countdown. And if Mahomes has his way, the 2026 opener won\u2019t mark his return \u2014 it will mark the beginning of redemption.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\" style=\"margin: 8px auto; text-align: center; display: block; clear: both;\"><\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 2 --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; When Patrick Mahomes limped off the field in Week 15, clutching a knee that would soon be revealed as a torn ACL and LCL, Kansas City feared the worst. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":661,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-660","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=660"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":662,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/660\/revisions\/662"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/661"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=660"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=660"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/heightshowtime.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=660"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}