Andy Reid is eager to get back to work with the Chiefs

Andy Reid said he is ready to resume work with the Kansas City Chiefs after a longer-than-usual offseason; Patrick Mahomes has no definitive return date following knee surgery and the team’s first phase of offseason work begins April 20.

Andy Reid arrived in Phoenix ahead of the AFC coaches breakfast and offered a preview of the Chiefs' offseason outlook. He described the extra time since the end of last season as an opportunity to reflect and retool after a run of title-game appearances ended. Reid confirmed Patrick Mahomes does not have a definitive return date after knee surgery, and he praised the front office for adding quarterback depth. The club has also made other roster moves and has an established offseason schedule leading into training camp. Key details: - Reid spoke with senior columnist Judy Battista in Phoenix and said Mahomes has no set return date following his December knee surgery. - Reid noted the club added quarterback depth in Justin Fields and described that move positively. - The Chiefs signed running back Kenneth Walker on March 9 during free agency. - Mahomes threw in a video 100 days after his Dec. 15 procedure to repair the ACL and LCL in his left knee, and the team reported that he has been spending extended time in the facility for rehabilitation. - The article notes Micah Parsons tore his ACL hours after Mahomes and is reported to miss at least the first two weeks of the season. - Kansas City’s offseason program begins April 20; after two weeks the team can begin on-field organized team activities, a mandatory three-day minicamp is scheduled for June, and training camp opens in late July in St. Joseph, Mo. The full regular-season schedule, which will set the Chiefs’ Week 1 date, is expected in May. Summary: Reid is using the longer offseason to reassess personnel and to focus on player health after a season that ended a streak of Super Bowl and AFC title appearances. Mahomes has shown progress in his rehabilitation, including a return-to-throwing milestone, but no Week 1 return date has been confirmed. The team begins its first offseason phase on April 20 and will learn its regular-season opening date when the league releases the schedule in May.