Patrick Mahomes is progressing well after undergoing knee surgery last month, but the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback admitted it took a toll on his home life.
“The kids understand that dad can’t necessarily be the dad that I’m usually throwing them around on couches and things like that,” Mahomes, 30, told reporters Thursday, Jan. 15.
Mahomes had surgery to repair his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and LCL (lateral collateral ligament) on December 15th.
The NFL star and his wife, Brittany Mahomesshares three children: daughter sterling4 and children bronze3 i golden12 months
Patrick Mahomes finally gave Chiefs Kingdom something to smile about after months of disappointment. Mahomes, 30, spoke to the media on Thursday, Jan. 15, when he provided an update on his recovery process after undergoing surgery last month to repair his torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and LCL (lateral collateral ligament). “The rehabilitation is going very well (…)
Patrick credited his “great wife” for being “able to keep me involved” in family activities amid his intense rehab process.
The entire Mahomes clan celebrated Golden’s first birthday earlier this month, which Brittany, 30, posted on social media.
“We celebrated our golden girl with the best crew,” she shared via Instagram on Monday, January 12.
Patrick attended the fancy party wearing a huge brace on his surgically repaired left leg, which was injured during a game against the Los Angeles Chargers on December 14.
Because of his rehab, Patrick will spend less time than usual at home in Texas during the offseason, but noted that he plans to mix in some travel. Dr. Dan Cooperthe surgeon who performed Patrick’s surgery.
“I’ll be here mostly in Kansas City,” Patrick said Thursday. “There are times I’ll be in Dallas just meeting with Dr. Cooper and being with his team as well. But it’s been great to see the collaboration with everybody. We have a plan for every day that I have this offseason and you have to maximize every one of those days.”
Patrick said most of his Chiefs teammates are “running away right now, getting their minds right a little bit, getting their bodies right.”
However, Patrick expressed an urgency to get the team back together as soon as possible after the Chiefs missed the playoffs for the first time since the 2014 season.
“I would expect us to be here sooner, with me I’m already here,” he said. “I’ve already talked to some of the receivers. I think that’s the mentality we have, we want to be in the building and get back in there. I mean, when you lose and you don’t make the playoffs, you have a longer offseason than you normally have.”
Once his teammates are back, Patrick said he wants to “build that camaraderie, just doing things for Kansas City.”
“Maybe take them to some Royals games or whatever,” he added. “Try to build those relationships with those guys.”
While Patrick admitted the rehab process hasn’t been a walk in the park — “There’s days you’re going to feel sore, there’s days you’re going to feel stiff,” he told reporters — he remains focused on being the Chiefs’ starting quarterback when the season begins.
“I want to be ready for Week 1,” he said. “The doctors said it might be. I can’t predict what’s going to happen throughout the process, but that’s my goal. I’m going to try to prepare to be ready to play this Week 1 and not have restrictions.”