‘Iron sharpening iron.’ NFL video shows Chiefs players tutoring each other at practice
NFL Films on Tuesday shared a video on social media from Chiefs training camp, and in it, viewers see how well the offensive and defensive players work together.
At a practice, safety Justin Reid was tasked with trying to stop tight end Travis Kelce on a route. Reid played tight coverage but Kelce still made the catch on a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
An exasperated Reid said to no one in particular. “Oh my god!”
After Kelce caught another ball, he stopped to talk with Reid about how to defend that particular play. Mahomes then came over and said, “Only spot I could throw the ball. You have great coverage.”
On Wednesday, Reid talked about how the Chiefs offense and defense make each unit better.
“Kelce is so savvy with his movements with his hand-fighting game, really attacking guys, leverages and making routes look the same whether he’s breaking in or out,” Reid said. “So you get that paired with Patrick Mahomes dotting the ball week in and week out in practice, it makes you a lot better.
“And then those guys talk to you about things you could have done better and you say the same thing to them on the reps that you win. So it’s just iron sharpening iron and makes us a better team.”
Reid was asked if he had seen the same sort of thing when he played in Houston, the team that drafted him in 2018. After four seasons with the Texans, he joined the Chiefs ahead of the 2022 season.
There is a key difference between Reid’s current and former teams.
“There’s still that camaraderie I think around, but it’s different when you’re going against the best quarterback and the best tight end in the league,” Reid said. “Because you start having some success against those guys, it builds your confidence up to be I can cover anybody.”
This story was originally published February 8, 2024 at 9:21 AM.
