Thursday training camp notebook: Patrick Mahomes has ‘mastered’ protections

At this time in 2017, Matt Nagy was in his first season as the Kansas City Chiefs’ sole offensive coordinator, preparing starting quarterback Alex Smith for another playoff run. Nagy was also responsible for developing rookie quarterback Patrick Mahomes, for whom the team had just traded up to select in the first round of the draft.

Nagy essentially succeeded at both of his tasks: Smith had his best statistical season in Kansas City — and Mahomes became... well, Mahomes.

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