{"id":182934,"date":"2026-05-04T07:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=182934"},"modified":"2026-05-04T07:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T07:03:21","slug":"%f0%9f%94%a5exclusive-chiefs-drops-a-bombshell-as-nussmeier-scratched-for-opening-day-patrick-mahomes-back-in-the-saddle-and-fans-are-flipping-out-like-this-is-straight-out-of-a-movie-plot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=182934","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udd25EXCLUSIVE CHIEFS DROPS A BOMBSHELL AS NUSSMEIER SCRATCHED FOR OPENING DAY, Patrick Mahomes BACK in the saddle \u2014 and fans are FLIPPING OUT like this is straight out of a movie plot twist nobody saw coming..ll \ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47\ud83d\udc47"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2242022637-e1774670850819.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2242022637-e1774670850819.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2242022637-e1774670850819.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2242022637-e1774670850819.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Rookie Chiefs QB Gets Bad News With Patrick Mahomes Update\" width=\"780\" height=\"438\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Getty<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes delivers incredible news at his alma mater.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes shared an optimistic timeline for his return from a season-ending knee injury, and it appears the Super Bowl champion is steadily moving toward that projection.<\/p>\n<p>The update could be bad news for the team\u2019s newest quarterback, who could see his chance to make the initial 53-man roster slipping away.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Garrett Nussmeier Faces Challenge to Make Final Roster<\/h2>\n<p>Chiefs head coach Andy Reid shared an update on Mahomes this weekend, during the team\u2019s rookie minicamp. While Reid has been hesitant to make any concrete projections about when Mahomes could return, he shared optimism that he could return for the upcoming OTAs, putting him on track for a Week 1 return.<\/p>\n<p>While Mahomes continues his rehab, rookie Garrett Nussmeier took the field for the first time at rookie minicamp. Nussmeier is coming off a disappointing final season at LSU, when he saw his production drop after suffering an oblique injury.<\/p>\n<p>Nussmeier was originally seen as a potential Day 1 or Day 2 draft pick, but fell to the Chiefs in the seventh round.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believe everything happens for a reason and I believe what I went through last year was meant to be,\u201d he said, via Forbes. \u201cHaving gone through that, I\u2019ve grown from it and I\u2019ve become a better player, a better person, a better man and so I\u2019m grateful for the struggle. I\u2019m grateful to have gone through that because I know it\u2019s going to help me going forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If Mahomes remains on track to return for the season opener, Nussmeier would face a significant challenge in earning a spot on the final roster. The Chiefs traded for veteran backup Justin Fields, an expensive insurance policy for Mahomes who would serve as the No. 2 once Mahomes is healthy enough to return.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Chiefs have traditionally kept two quarterbacks on the active roster with an emergency quarterback on the practice squad, it would leave Nussmeier competing with Chris Oladokun for the practice squad spot.<\/p>\n<p>While Nussmeier would have headed to the practice squad whenever Mahomes was able to return, starting the season on the active roster could have left him with a shot of getting playing time early in the season if Fields were injured, or in a garbage-time situation.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs See Potential in Garrett Nussmeier<\/h2>\n<p>The Chiefs see Nussmeier as a developmental project, and the seventh-round draft pick they invested in him could give the former LSU quarterback an advantage in the competition with Oladokun for the No. 3 spot.<\/p>\n<p>Ryne Nutt, Kansas City\u2019s vice president of player personnel, also said the team wasn\u2019t overly concerned with Nussmeier\u2019s drop in production during his final college season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe was the odds-on favorite to be one of the top quarterbacks taken this year,\u201d Nutt said, via Forbes. \u201cHe was battling through an oblique that people didn\u2019t know about that was bothering him the whole year. And if you\u2019re a quarterback and you can\u2019t torque your hips and bring your hips through, the ball maybe doesn\u2019t come out with (as) much velocity as you want.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nutt even said that Nussmeier will have a chance to move up the depth chart, potentially surpassing Fields as the No. 2.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re excited to have this kid,\u201d Nutt said. \u201cHe\u2019s going to be a developmental guy for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nathan Dougherty is a sports reporter covering the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins. Previously he wrote for the Rochester Business Journal and served as the assistant editor of athletic trade magazines Coaching Management, Athletic Management and Training &amp; Conditioning. He is based out of Rochester, New York, and loves everything football. 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