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Andy Reid on Chiefs’ botched TE sneak vs. Saints: ‘It didn’t work’

Andy Reid wasn’t afraid to tell reporters about why the #Chiefs’ botched tight end sneak against the #Saints didn’t work.

The Kansas City Chiefs got cute against the New Orleans Saints on Sunday and got burned on their first drive of the game on a botched tight end sneak to Blake Bell.

Head coach Andy Reid called the play after Patrick Mahomes insisted on attempting a fourth down conversion, and wasn’t shy about telling the media that it didn’t work after the loss.

“After looking at it on the replay, we probably should have gone to the left
and not the right,” Reid explained. “They ended up pinching on that side, the left side, and we probably could have gone in that direction. We’re trying to get where we can do that. We can’t work on that in camp live. You get good work on it here. It didn’t work. That was the bottom line. We have to go back to the drawing board on it.”

Reid’s offense will have a chance to redeem itself against the Arizona Cardinals on Saturday and would be wise to avoid getting too tricky in their effort to secure their first win of the preseason.

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Chiefs’ Travis Kelce laughs off botched first pitch at Guardians’ home opener

#Chiefs TE Travis Kelce pointed to his touchdown celebrations as the reason for his short first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians’ home opener on Friday. | from @TheJohnDillon

Travis Kelce is the NFL’s preeminent tight end and a former high-school quarterback, but the Kansas City Chiefs star proved to possess less-than-phenomenal baseball skills when throwing out the first pitch at the Cleveland Guardians’ home opener on Friday.

Appearing with his mother Donna Kelce for the occasion,  Travis got a little too flashy with his windup, and ultimately bungled the first pitch, spiking the ball into the ground. After Twitter was set abuzz by the video, he made a point to defend himself on the platform, pointing to his tendency to spike footballs after touchdowns as his only explanation for the embarrassing affair.

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It is never easy to make such an error on camera, but botching a first pitch on opening day in front of tens of thousands of fans from his hometown was sure to be humiliating for the future Hall of Famer.

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes had his own take on the matter, asking Kansas City’s beloved Royals to give Kelce a second chance at Kauffman Stadium later in the season.

To his credit, Kelce did manage to cover the runner at home plate. One thing is certain after this catastrophe; the All-Pro tight end made the right call by pursuing a career in football instead of trying to make it in the MLB.

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