New #Chiefs safety Adrian Colbert had a hell of a game in his first career start in 2017. He's No. 38 here. Four solo tackles and two passes defended. Good job reading this play, reacting and locating the ball. Worth noting, Steve Spagnuolo was on the #Giants sideline. pic.twitter.com/JFbCuiXsDb
— Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) August 19, 2020
A contested-catch champion
This play comes from Colbert’s first career start back in 2017. He played for the San Francisco 49ers, wearing No. 38.
He reads the play all the way here, motioning to his right ahead of the snap. He gets over to the defender in a hurry, locates the football and bats it away. It’s not the only snap he had like this in the game either, he had another play earlier in the game where he swatted the ball out of the receiver’s hands. This is a common theme throughout his career, he’s always a guy who seems to compete at the catch point, with eight passes defended total in 17 games started. He’s not going to allow easy receptions into his coverage.
Overall, this was a great game for Colbert. He had four tackles and two passes defended in a 31-21 win over the New York Giants. Chiefs defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo on the opposing sideline, and I wonder if this game didn’t have some influence on the decision to add him to this defense.