# Patrick Mahomes out for Chiefs preseason opener due to knee recovery 2026-08-15T23:02:44+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Patrick Mahomes will not play in the Kansas City Chiefs' 2026 preseason opener against the Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, August 15, as he continues recovering from a left knee injury that ended his 2025 season. He tore his ACL and LCL late last year. Head coach Andy Reid has not committed to using Mahomes in any preseason game, saying the percentages lean against it. Justin Fields is expected to start, with Garrett Nussmeier and Chris Oladokun also getting snaps at quarterback. The team's priority is having Mahomes ready for the regular season. He has returned to 11-on-11 work in practice, but the Chiefs are not rushing him. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Andy Reid, Justin Fields, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams, NFL, Patrick Mahomes Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/patrick-mahomes-out-for-chiefs-preseason-opener-due-to-knee-recovery/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/patrick-mahomes-out-for-chiefs-preseason-opener-due-to-knee-recovery/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/