Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke with reporters upon his arrival at Missouri Western State University. He said he doesn't expect his quarterback play to change after his knee injury and discussed wearing a brace.

"There really isn't a plan for it (wearing a brace). I'm going to start off with it just because I've worn it before and I feel comfortable with it, so that's kind of where we will start, but it's not like I've been told I have to wear it or how long I have to wear it," said Mahomes. "It's just going to be my comfortability, how I feel. I will start with it on just because I feel like I can move and be myself with it. I played with it in college, and then we'll just see where we go from there."

Mahomes finished the 2025 season with 22 touchdown passes and 11 interceptions in 14 games before the knee injury. He also rushed for 422 yards and five touchdowns.

"I plan to be able to do everything I did before. I've been moving around and doing that stuff. I'm going to obviously try and take care of myself a little better than I did last season," said Mahomes. "I think I ran too much last season in general; I'll try to be better with that. All else fails, I'll give it to K9 (Kenneth Walker) and let him just go out there and work."

Mahomes continues to focus on being available to start in Week 1 against the Denver Broncos.

This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes expresses confidence after knee injury