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Kansas City’s head coach joined media members for a Monday Zoom call.
Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid met with the media via Zoom on Monday, which marked the first day of the team’s offseason program.
In his opening statement, the head coach spoke about some of the team’s roster additions and subtractions ahead of the NFL Draft.
He then opened it up for questions, which we have rounded up in four takeaways:
In Phase One, teams can hold meetings with the players, which the Chiefs choose to do virtually.
“It’s been fun to go back in and dig in on the season and either come up with new things and/or correct the things that we still like and are bringing back,” said Reid. “I think it’s a great time for the players. It’s slowed down to where they get to see all the videos and cutups and work that the coaches put in to do these evaluations and to teach and to learn from the players’ standpoint. It’s also good communication, so they can share ideas — players and coaches. They can ask questions, feel free about that, and there’s no rush to do so. At the same time, they get their lifting in and running in that they need to, to build that base to get them through the season.”
Quarterback Patrick Mahomes annually hosts on-field workouts with his fellow offensive skill players in his home state of Texas. Reid said that he can’t provide guidance for the workouts per NFL rules, but the quarterback is more than capable of handling it himself.
“Pat doesn’t need that with the experience he has and the experience the receivers have that have joined him,” said Reid. “Last year, when we had some new faces or young guys in there, it was a little different. He had to really prep for that. This year, he can go out and work on the things he knows the guys need work on — the routes and that. I think it’s an even better situation this year than it was last.”
Kansas City signed 28-year-old Gardner Minshew to serve as Mahomes’ primary backup for the 2025 season.
“He’s a good football player,” said Reid of Minshew. “I think it will be a good relationship between the two of them. They both know of each other and respect each other. I think they look forward to working together. They can speak more on that when you have a chance to talk to them.
“Gardner’s a humble kid with a great personality, loves to play the game and all of those [are] the same things that Pat has, too. It should be a good working relationship there.”
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