Will Chiefs find their next Tyreek Hill in new deep-ball duo?

Henry McKenna

AFC East Reporter

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs aren’t like last year’s team. 

Patrick Mahomes is intent upon finding that third level: the deep ball that made him famous. At training camp this year, the Chiefs have been airing out the ball so aggressively, it’s like they’ve found a fourth level — almost Hail Mary territory. 

With Hollywood Brown and Xavier Worthy on the receiving end of the passes, Mahomes has turned that far-off, low-percentage spot on the field into his playground.

“You know Coach Reid,” offensive coordinator Matt Nagy told reporters during camp. “Coach Reid likes to go deep. We’re going to try to go deep as much as we can and try to play off what we have or what they give us.”

That much has been clear even into these dog days of camp. Even in the Missouri heat, Worthy and Brown were streaking downfield all practice long. 

It’s enough to remind you of Tyreek Hill. 

And maybe — just maybe — the Chiefs have finally found a guy who’s comparable. Or, in this case, maybe they’ve found two guys who are comparable. 

Now, let’s be clear: Mahomes has been beating the second-team defense. It’s not always competitive. But Mahomes is uncorking half-court passes. There can’t be another training camp around the NFL with this level of emphasis on the deep ball. This Chiefs offense is vertical, vertical, vertical. There’s no doubt that Travis Kelce and Rashee Rice will attack the intermediate areas.

There’s also no doubt that Andy Reid and Mahomes are done only attacking those areas.

“The room is just different types of players now,” receiver Skyy Moore said Sunday after practice. “We’re stacked. We’ve got everything you want in a receiver room. I feel like we’ve got one of the best receiver rooms in the league.”

Last season, Mahomes completed his fewest deep passes of his career with 18, which paled in comparison to the career-best 44 he posted in 2018. Mahomes also tossed 210…

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Publish date : 2024-08-05 17:30:54

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