
It's been a while since we last saw Patrick Mahomes play for the Kansas City Chiefs.
The former MVP suffered a season-ending ACL tear late in the regular season, and while he's always aimed for Week 1 and looked sharp and mobile in training camp, there still wasn't an official announcement about his availability.
Mahomes and head coach Andy Reid had already hinted at his playing with no limitations. But after weeks of speculation, Mahomes ended all doubts with a clip on Instagram and a three-word caption:
“See you Monday.”
The black-and-white clip features Mahomes as a hunter getting ready to strike his prey, hyping up the fans with a dramatic message:
“Out here, the loud don’t last long. The reckless don’t eat. And if you lose focus, you lose everything. So he waits. Studies. Learn your weaknesses. Reads the field like a hunter. Pretend to be prey just long enough for you to forget the predator he truly is. Then suddenly, he strikes. When it comes to 15, there’s no one nicer,” reads the clip.
There was never a doubt that Mahomes would take the field even if he wasn't 100 percent ready, though the Chiefs must also protect him from himself.
And with Josh Simmons set to miss the season opener and the Denver Broncos' elite pass rush on the other side of the field, this is far from an ideal setting to return from the first major injury of his career.
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