Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid has never been shy about covering the best offensive players in the league. He prides himself on these matchups as he approaches this Sunday’s game against George Kittle and the San Francisco 49ers.
Reid shared his thoughts on facing Kittle again during Thursday’s press conference.
“Oh, Huge challenge. All around tight end. I mean, him (George Kittle) and (Travis) Kelce are like the two best in the business, but he does it all.” said Reid. “He runs vertical routes, runs pivot routes, Big Red Zone target. Very comfortable guy for Brock Purdy to throw to great hands and a willing blocker. Sure, everyone’s seen the tapes of him blocking guys. Loves to get down and dirty, but just a fun guy to go against and for me, those are the type of challenges that you want as a guy that covers tight ends, is to go against guys like that and see where you step up.”
Kittle has a reputation for trash-talking during games, and Reid embraces the back-and-forth moments as both sides play mind games to gain a competitive advantage.
“Yeah, I mean, it makes it a little more fun,” said Reid. “the more years you get into it. But it’s always very friendly at the end of it.”
The Chiefs’ secondary got the best of Kittle during the Super Bowl, so there will be extra motivation to head into Sunday’s showdown.