Patrick Mahomes on track for Week 1 after stellar Chiefs camp

Patrick Mahomes is on track to be under center when the Kansas City Chiefs open the regular season, Ian Rapoport reported Saturday. Rapoport said the franchise quarterback, after a stellar training camp, is on track for Week 1.

The note is a reassurance for a Chiefs team that has managed Mahomes' workload carefully at points in recent camps. This latest report indicates no availability concern heading into the opener — Rapoport's prior camp updates this summer had repeatedly framed Mahomes as trending toward readiness for the first game, and Saturday's language keeps that trajectory intact.