The Kansas City Chiefs have concluded their challenging training in St. Joseph this morning, afterward Chiefs Super Bowl champion quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke to the press about the work the team did in their yearly stint at Missouri Western State University.
Mahomes had no shortage of glowing praise for his colleague tight end Travis Kelce and told reporters about the All-Pro pass-catcher’s role as a leader in Kansas City’s locker room after workouts this week.
“It’s remarkable, honestly I mean you see him every day at practice, he’s working, he’s in there getting the reps,” Mahomes explained of Kelce. “He actually gets mad when they take him out. I mean he has all the right in the world to be on the sidelines there coaching because he knows the stuff, and he doesn’t necessarily need the reps but he loves it, he loves working.”
“It makes my job easier as a leader to push other guys because I can just say, ‘Look at the Hall of Famer who’s out here practicing harder than anybody.'” The veteran QB expressing appreciation for his teammate continued, “That’s what makes him so special man, is he enjoys the process of being great”
Mahomes shared his overall takeaway from this training camp, explaining the practice was a daily competition for excellence between the Chiefs’ defense and offense.
“I thought it was a competitive camp,” Mahomes said, “You know it was the best thing, more than just standouts, I thought every day you just didn’t know if the offense or the defense was gonna win and that’s what makes it a great camp is that you wanna compete.”
“There’s days the defense gets after us, there’s days that I feel like we have the advantage. So I think that was the most positive thing I took from camp, and obviously players, they have days and stuff like that but I think the competitive nature of the camp was the best part about it”
The Chiefs will continue to improve their game back home, readying themselves to face the Detroit Lions this Saturday when the next preseason match will be held at Arrowhead Stadium.