Now, as Mahomes and his teammates get set to take a little break before reporting to training camp in about five weeks, Reid said he didn't have to give much of a pep talk to his young quarterback on how to be ready by the time camp gets here.

"You don't have to worry a lot about him in those areas," Reid noted. "I'm not worried that he's not going to look at his playbook or those things. That's not where he's at. I want him to step back for a minute and then he can do what he needs to do with that part of it. He's not one of those guys, like Alex [Smith], he was the same way and that's who he learned from.

"[Mahomes] isn't one of these guys that you're going to have to remind to be asked to work. That's not how he goes."

Earlier this offseason, Mahomes organized work with the rest of the guys on his own—scheduling throwing sessions at local high schools with the other offensive skill position players, and it's something he's already started talking about doing again with the guys over the next few weeks before camp.