Trade pickup DeAndre Hopkins was with the KC Chiefs for just a few days, but Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes think he made his presence felt versus the Raiders.
' Week 8 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, multiple players on the offensive side of the ball managed to stand out. All eyes were on veteran wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins, though, following this week's
"Yeah, listen, I thought it was good," Reid said. "He wanted to be in there, which is a positive and I understand. He'll get more chances the next game." Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had a front-row seat to Hopkins's debut, and he thinks there were plenty of positives to draw from. One play from Hopkins, specifically, jumped out to Mahomes: a third-and-7 on the Chiefs' opening drive. Hopkins settled into a soft spot in the Raiders' coverage past the sticks and gained 13 yards, which helped preserve a possession that ended in a touchdown. Mahomes didn't hold back when comparing this style of conversion to that of JuJu Smith-Schuster or even Kelce.
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