Kansas City Chiefs safety Justin Reid is known as a defensive leader, but it is his role as an emergency kicker that was notable on Saturday against the Cleveland Browns.
After the Chiefs evened the score late in the third quarter, Reid came on to kick an extra point to take the lead.
Your safety could never… @JustinqReid takes the lead! 😤 pic.twitter.com/atnqZoCO1c
— Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) August 26, 2023
This was a booming kick that went through the uprights with ease. Reid’s leg has proven to be a valuable asset for Kansas City in the past, and his ability to fill in on extra points and three-point field goals shouldn’t go unnoticed.
While this kick is likely to be nothing more than a preseason novelty, Reid a scored point on special teams last year in the Chiefs’ march to Super Bowl LVII. When Harrison Butker went down with an injury in Week 1 back in 2022, Reid stepped in to convert one of his two extra-point attempts against the Arizona Cardinals to help lift Kansas City to its first win of the Super Bowl campaign.
