Andy Reid allowed a player with his surname to have some fun against the Chicago Bears as the Kansas City Chiefs opened the preseason on Saturday.
Justin Watson scored a touchdown for KC in the second quarter and Harrison Butker was bumped from the PAT duties by Chiefs DB Justin Reid.
And Justin Reid delivered to make it 14-0.
Yes, you saw that right. @JustinqReid with the PAT 🎯
📺: #KCvsCHI on KSHB pic.twitter.com/JKUa7B6T6m
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) August 13, 2022
Andy Reid didn’t send Justin Reid out cold. He had the DB practice on the tough Soldier Field turf prior to the game.
#Chiefs HC Andy Reid on Justin Reid as a kicker: "For him to be a legitimate kicker, I think that's a positive things for us."
— Charles Goldman (@goldmctNFL) August 13, 2022
Chiefswire provided background on Reid’s kicking prowess:
A former Soccer player in high school and at Stanford, Reid has already been working on his emergency duties with his new team this offseason. Most safeties have emergency jobs like cornerback or linebacker, but Reid has been doing the emergency kicking duties since his time with the Houston Texans.
Chiefs S Justin Reid out here pregame actually practicing kicks from extra-point range. pic.twitter.com/y1sFJ1h7gZ
— Herbie Teope (@HerbieTeope) August 13, 2022
During practice this week, Reid connected on a field goal from 60 yards, granted there was no snap leading into the boot.
It’s good! 🙌🏾🎯 pic.twitter.com/GImF4CCVND
— Justin Reid (@JustinqReid) August 7, 2022
“We’ve got an excellent guy who is going to leave his mark — and his legacy — on this franchise. I know there’s a lot of chatter — or whatever — about ‘Kicker 1,’ but Harrison is obviously Kicker 1. Let’s put that to bed right now,” Justin Reid said. “But if he ever wants (a) play off — (to) take a break — I’ve got his back.”
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