Patrick Mahomes is aware of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs are going to look considerably completely different subsequent season.
Whereas attending a press convention on Thursday, January 15, the star quarterback mentioned he’s fascinated about what the crew’s teaching workers may appear like after a disappointing 2025-2026 season, particularly talking on the standing of offensive coordinator Matt Nagy.
Nagy is a scorching commodity for a lot of groups seeking to fill a vacant head teaching place, and has already interviewed with the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders and Tennessee Titans.
Whereas Mahomes mentioned he doesn’t need to see Nagy go away for one more crew, he acknowledged that the previous NFL Coach of the 12 months has earned the suitable to a head teaching place once more.
“Clearly, there’s names on the market, however with what number of vacancies there are on the head teaching job, you need to let that every one play out to see the way you construct the workers,” Mahomes mentioned. “I do know Coach (Andy) Reid — if Nagy is ready to get one other head teaching job, that he’ll have plan of who he desires to herald.”
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – DECEMBER 25: Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs watches the sport towards the Denver Broncos at Arrowhead Stadium on December 25, 2025 in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri. Jamie Squire/Getty Pictures
Nagy spent 4 years as head coach of the Chicago Bears, from 2018 to 2021, earlier than becoming a member of Reid and Mahomes in Kansas Metropolis. He earned the 2018 NFL Coach of the 12 months Award in his first season with the Bears, after a 12-4 marketing campaign that got here with an NFC North championship.
On Thursday, Mahomes went on to say that his precedence as quarterback is to have a coordinator who “loves soccer” and “desires to offer all the things they’ll to win.”
“However for me, I simply need somebody that loves soccer, that cares about soccer, desires to offer all the things they’ll to win, to carry folks accountable, after which to carry new concepts each single day,” Mahomes mentioned. “That’s one thing that now we have to proceed to do if you wish to proceed to be nice on this league, is you need to proceed to evolve and get higher and higher and that’s one thing that we’ll attempt to do right here and I need to get again to that successful tradition of being accountable to one another and going on the market and enjoying nice soccer each single day, observe or recreation.”
Patrick Mahomes lastly gave Chiefs Kingdom one thing to smile about after months of disappointment. Mahomes, 30, spoke to the media on Thursday, January 15, when he supplied an replace about his restoration course of after present process surgical procedure final month to restore his torn ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and LCL (lateral collateral ligament). “Rehab goes nice […]
Mahomes and the Chiefs completed the season with a 6-11 file, lacking out on the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 2014-2015 season.
Additionally throughout the press convention, Mahomes shared an replace on his ACL (anterior cruciate ligament) and LCL (lateral collateral ligament) accidents. He had profitable surgical procedure final month.
“Rehab goes nice to date,” Mahomes mentioned. “I’m hitting all of the checkpoints that the physician desires you to do. Getting the energy and vary of mobility again. In order that’s been going nice. Been doing all of it right here in Kansas Metropolis to date.”
Mahomes continued, “I need to be prepared for Week 1. The docs mentioned that I might be. I can’t predict what’s going to occur all through the method, however that’s my aim. I’ll attempt to put together myself to be able to play in that Week 1 and haven’t any restrictions.”
