The Kansas City Chiefs recently agreed to terms with tight end Ricky Seals-Jones on a one-year deal. Kansas City will be the third stop in the NFL for the 25-year-old athlete. Here’s a look at four things the Chiefs Kingdom should know about their newest player:
Seals-Jones played receiver for the Texas A&M Aggies
Seals-Jones plays tight end in the NFL, but he was a five-star wide receiver recruit out of high school and played receiver for Texas A&M. In three seasons with the Aggies, Seals-Jones racked up 123 catches for nearly 1,500 yards and 10 touchdowns. The best game of his career came against the Alabama Crimson Tide in 2015, where he caught six passes for 107 yards and a touchdown. It was the 100-yard receiving game of his college career.
At 6-5 and 243 pounds, Seals-Jones ran a 4.69 40-yard dash at the NFL scouting combine. This led teams in the NFL to view him as a move tight end as opposed to a receiver. He’s more of an athlete and size mismatch when lined up against a linebacker or safety than he is when playing outside against a cornerback.