From risking getting fined to consoling struggling teammates, the Kansas City Chiefs tight end has a side not many see.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Alex Smith played with hundreds, maybe thousands, of teammates during his 14-year career as an NFL quarterback. None, he said, was quite like
But one night before a game, when it became apparent that then-Chiefs running back Charcandrick West wasn't going to make it on time because he was stuck in traffic, he called Kelce. The tight end, who was already at the hotel, told him to just get there as quickly as possible."He didn't want me to be the only one to get into trouble for being late," said West, who played for the Chiefs 2014-2018.
The next week, West had his first 100-yard game and scored his first touchdown. The Chiefs won the first of 11 straight games and West went on to lead them in rushing that season. "He was always so comfortable in his own skin. That was great as a teammate because he made everybody else comfortable. He enjoys coming to work, and that's infectious."He pointed to the freedom coach Andy Reid gives Kelce to improvise on routes depending on what he might see from the defensive coverage.
Mahomes described Kelce as a teammate in much the same terms Smith did. He said Kelce is at the Chiefs' practice facility in the offseason more than he expected, given Kelce's many offseason projects.
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