ST. JOSEPH, Mo. -- Patrick Mahomes is expected to play in just the first quarter when the Kansas City Chiefs open their preseason on the road against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.
Coach Andy Reid is limiting Mahomes, but if it were up to the quarterback, he'd play even more, as he finds plenty of value in preseason snaps.
"I always say that first hit, you want to get hit where it's not too hard, but you can feel it," Mahomes said Friday. "You go through a long offseason of working through the pocket and knowing the guys are rushing, but they can't touch you, so it's just different when you get in the game and you're able to get tackled and everything like that.