Arrowhead Pride
Brown gushed about his time Kansas City during his opportunity with the media on Tuesday.
The moment Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Hollywood Brown stepped through the door at the Chiefs facilities, he could tell that this was where he wanted to be.
This place felt different. To him, it wasn’t an organization, a business or even a football team; it was a family. He felt like he was back in Stillwater, Oklahoma, where he played college ball for the Oklahoma Sooners.
“Right away when I first came here and viewed everything and talked to the coaches and talked to [Brett] Veach and met [Clark Hunt],” started Brown during his media session on Tuesday afternoon. “I could just tell that this place was different — they’re really big on communication and telling you how they’re gonna use you.”
The atmosphere in Kansas City is different from that of some of the other teams in the league, and Brown believes this is part of the reason the Chiefs are chasing their third consecutive Super Bowl title.
“It’s hard to get a group of guys and have it be like a family like how it is here, and I feel like that’s the key to winning.”
It makes guys unselfish and makes them want to play for each other and celebrate their teammate's success as much as their own.
“We are all brothers for sure, and we all root for each other. We all out there, whatever the route is, if I’m clearing out for one of my teammates, you know, I’m gonna make sure I run 100 miles an hour.”
This familial environment also fosters a brand of resiliency that can only be found in the shared strength of having someone to lean on, “I think just our togetherness, I feel like every game, even when I was on the sideline, you know how guys react when things aren’t going good — nobody never really bats an eye... and we find a way to get it done.”
Brown watched head coach Andy Reid coach the Eagles when he was a child and wanted to be a part of what he saw on the television.
“That was one of the first NFL coaches like I remember his name and so just being here now and playing in the Super Bowl for him is pretty crazy.”
Reid has been in the league for a long time, but that’s not what gives him credibility with his players; it’s who he is as a man.
“Everyone on this team looks up to coach Reid, and nobody wants to let him down, so you know we go out there and do our job.“
Brown said the family atmosphere does not give the Chiefs the edge in close games; it's the preparation they put into each contest.
“We know that the game gets played Monday through Saturday, and then on Sunday, you go out there and try to perfect what you did during the week. So I...
