New Chiefs LB Willie Gay Jr. already has a fan in DB Tyrann Mathieu

Chiefs DB Tyrann Mathieu can already tell that Willie Gay Jr. is the right type of different.

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The Kansas City Chiefs have a new linebacker on the team and he already has a very big fan in the locker room.

In the second round of the 2020 NFL Draft, the Chiefs added LB Willie Gay Jr. of Mississippi State. Many consider Gay to be one of the best coverage linebacker prospects in the draft, including defensive team leader Tyrann Mathieu. Immediately after the Chiefs selected Gay, Mathieu took to Twitter to let everybody know his thoughts on his newest teammate with Kansas City.

Mathieu gave Gay, quite the endorsement and appears to be excited to have the opportunity to teach and work with him. Check it out:

After the verbal endorsement, Mathieu had to endorse Gay’s tape with some emojis.

If anyone knows about having a chip on his shoulder, it’s Mathieu. He can see it in other players from a mile away. He could tell exactly what his newest teammate was all about from this interview ahead of the 2020 NFL Draft.

“I feel like we all can play football,” Gay said. “We all can run, jump and hit. But my passion is different. I would die for this game and I really depend on this game to change lives around me, not just financially but in any other kind of positive way. Man, when I step on the football field it’s a different Willie then… It’s really all I know.”

Just like Mathieu, Gay is a different type of player. That passion and chip on his shoulder should make him the perfect fit in Kansas City.