There are a lot of Kansas City Chiefs players fighting for a 53-man roster spot with the preseason finale on deck.
Those players get one final opportunity to showcase their talents and put it on tape in preseason Week 3. That game performance can be the difference between making the final 53 or not. It’s also not just for the sake of the team they’re on, but also for the 31 other NFL teams out there too.
Asked about the advice he gave to his teammates who are still fighting for a spot, Chiefs S Justin Reid explained that it’s all about being disciplined.
“Yeah, so I got a couple of tips on that,” Reid said. “So first and foremost, it’s not always about being so hungry to make a play that you get outside of the technique and scheme of the defense to make those plays. You can have a great game and not have any stats on a production chart by being consistent, doing your job the whole time and it just so might happen for that game that the ball didn’t come your direction but when it does come, don’t miss the lay up when those opportunities come.”
Pressing and trying to make a play happen out of the structure of the scheme can lead to problems and not just for one individual player. If a player does their job as intended, the opportunities for big plays will present themselves. At the same time, there’s also an element of not thinking too much and just getting out there and playing football.
“Don’t get bogged down, overthinking your job or what’s going to happen next,” Reid continued. “At the end of the day, football is football. It’s the same sport we’ve been playing since we were kids, so pin your ears back and go.”
Hopefully, Reid’s advice will steady some of his teammates and allow them to separate themselves in their final exhibition game of the season.
