A mic’d-up Patrick Mahomes was completely stunned by Chiefs safety Justin Reid’s booming kickoff

“Bro, he kicked that thing through the uprights!”

Sunday’s Week 1 matchup with the Arizona Cardinals was an eventful afternoon for safety Justin Reid, and it had little to do with anything in the defensive backfield.

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker rolled his left ankle during the kickoff following Kansas City’s first touchdown, and he was initially unable to continue. That left the Chiefs looking towards their emergency kicker … none other than Justin Reid.

Now, Reid has a huge leg. He played soccer competitively growing up, and he nailed a 65-yard field goal in practice. But it seemed like even Patrick Mahomes wasn’t quite prepared for how good Reid would be at kicking in actual game situations.

On Monday, the Chiefs posted mic’d-up footage from Reid’s emergency kicking experience. It included him coordinating a handshake for made field goals with punter Thomas Townsend. But the best part may have been Mahomes absolutely shocked reaction to seeing Reid crush his kickoff out of the end zone for a touchback.

I mean, what a kick.

Mahomes could be heard saying in the video:

“Damn, he’s kicking the heck out of the ball. Bro, he kicked that thing through the uprights. J-Reid is kicking, and he kicked it through the uprights!”

Butker eventually returned to take over place-kicking duties, but Reid put forth a solid effort with that touchback and going 1 for 2 on PATs. NFL fans particularly enjoyed that video from the Chiefs.