The 2021 season for the Kansas City Chiefs was the final year of safety Tyrann Mathieu's run with the team. It was also the rookie year for linebacker Nick Bolton.
The second-round pick from Missouri was just a part-time playmaker for the defense that year before ascending to the full-time middle linebacker position in 2022. Now a pillar of the unit that Mathieu was when he first arrived in the league, Bolton draws from that year together to lead his young teammates.
Nick Bolton hopes to elevate his leadership with lessons from Tyrann Mathieu | The Kansas City Star
When mentoring second-year linebacker Jeffrey Bassa, Bolton relayed a message that the "Honey Badger" gave him as a rookie.
"You have to take advantage of every opportunity you get," Bolton said. "You can't count how many you're going to get, but every one that you do get, make it count.
#nick #mathieu #rookie
The second-round pick from Missouri was just a part-time playmaker for the defense that year before ascending to the full-time middle linebacker position in 2022. Now a pillar of the unit that Mathieu was when he first arrived in the league, Bolton draws from that year together to lead his young teammates.
Nick Bolton hopes to elevate his leadership with lessons from Tyrann Mathieu | The Kansas City Star
When mentoring second-year linebacker Jeffrey Bassa, Bolton relayed a message that the "Honey Badger" gave him as a rookie.
"You have to take advantage of every opportunity you get," Bolton said. "You can't count how many you're going to get, but every one that you do get, make it count.
#nick #mathieu #rookie
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