

The Facts: Mahomes is throwing to Kansas City Chiefs receivers and running backs near his offseason home in Texas but said he's still rehabbing the high-ankle sprain that he dealt with throughout the playoffs. "It's been more about just kind of managing it, getting the mobility back as best as I possibly can," Mahomes said Monday as the Chiefs began their offseason program. "I wouldn't say I'm 100%. ... There will still be a little bit of limitations going the next few weeks, but I'm going to be happy with where I'm at and we'll keep pushing it and getting me to the right spot before the beginning of the season."
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Mahomes was injured during the Chiefs' divisional round playoff win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and played at something less than full strength during the rest of that game, the AFC Championship Game and Super Bowl LVII. He still played well enough in the conference championship game and the Super Bowl win over the Philadelphia Eagles to throw for a combined 508 yards and five touchdowns. Mahomes was limited in the offseason two years ago after having toe surgery for an injury that plagued him in the Chiefs' Super Bowl LV loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They started the next season in 2021 at 3-4, by far their worst beginning to a season since Mahomes became their starting quarterback. Mahomes said he felt limited physically to begin that season because of the surgery. No surgery was necessary for the high-ankle sprain, and he said this injury wouldn't be a similar problem lingering into the season.