Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke with reporters after practice on Thursday at Missouri Western State University. He shared his biggest takeaways from this year's training camp.
"Yeah, I'll tell you, they worked. They worked hard, and I appreciated that. I thought we made progress. I mentioned before, I think it's the young guys that you're really looking at here. We have a number of them, and how they've progressed and continue to progress will be a big part of how this team does," said Reid. So, I appreciate the way they went about their business. You have examples like (Travis) Kelce; he's the oldest guy on the team and came out every day and worked to where you had to yank him out of there to give him a breather. Then Pat (Mahomes) doing what he did with his knee and didn't miss a day, and Chris Jones, (Nick) Bolton, you have leadership like that; that's important. And the guys, I thought, followed right along with them."
The Chiefs veterans were determined throughout the training camp session to be prepared and ready for the start of the new season after a disappointing 2025 campaign. Reid also praised the new rookie class for contributing to the camp's success.
"You could take that rookie class and look at them. They all, I thought, had their day, and they've added some consistency to their game," said Reid. "We always talk about stacking days and improving every day and find one thing you can work on to get better at all those. All the same, I thought they handled that and tried to do that. So, you could take that whole class there, and I'd give them a thumbs up on how they went about their business."
Rookies Cyrus Allen and Kahlil Benson were often mentioned for their standout moments, helping their upward trajectory on the depth chart. The Chiefs return to normal practices at the team facility, and the final two preseason games will help determine the 53-man roster.
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"Yeah, I'll tell you, they worked. They worked hard, and I appreciated that. I thought we made progress. I mentioned before, I think it's the young guys that you're really looking at here. We have a number of them, and how they've progressed and continue to progress will be a big part of how this team does," said Reid. So, I appreciate the way they went about their business. You have examples like (Travis) Kelce; he's the oldest guy on the team and came out every day and worked to where you had to yank him out of there to give him a breather. Then Pat (Mahomes) doing what he did with his knee and didn't miss a day, and Chris Jones, (Nick) Bolton, you have leadership like that; that's important. And the guys, I thought, followed right along with them."
The Chiefs veterans were determined throughout the training camp session to be prepared and ready for the start of the new season after a disappointing 2025 campaign. Reid also praised the new rookie class for contributing to the camp's success.
"You could take that rookie class and look at them. They all, I thought, had their day, and they've added some consistency to their game," said Reid. "We always talk about stacking days and improving every day and find one thing you can work on to get better at all those. All the same, I thought they handled that and tried to do that. So, you could take that whole class there, and I'd give them a thumbs up on how they went about their business."
Rookies Cyrus Allen and Kahlil Benson were often mentioned for their standout moments, helping their upward trajectory on the depth chart. The Chiefs return to normal practices at the team facility, and the final two preseason games will help determine the 53-man roster.
#chiefs #team
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