Kansas City Chiefs rookie linebacker Leo Chenal went from 10 defensive snaps in his first week to 22 last game in a home win against the Los Angeles Chargers.
And one of his biggest adjustments to the NFL so far? Simply trying to calm himself down.
“Sometimes you get a little overexcited. It happened my freshman year of college: You first get on the field, and especially with more and more reps, you’ve just got to take a step back, breathe, tell yourself this isn’t too much different than college,” Chenal said Wednesday. “Yeah, (NFL players) are bigger, they’re faster, but you’ve got to believe in yourself, take that step back and just breathe. Just do what we trained for.”
