The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs returned to the observe area at Missouri Western State College in St. Joseph on Thursday morning, conducting the second session of the workforce’s 2024 coaching camp.
Simply as on Wednesday, Thursday’s observe was restricted to rookies, quarterbacks and a smattering of different gamers — most of them getting back from accidents. There will probably be yet one more of those classes on Friday morning earlier than the remainder of the workforce studies on Friday afternoon. The primary full observe (which will probably be open to the general public) will happen on Sunday morning.
Arrowhead Satisfaction editor-in-chief Pete Sweeney was there, tweeting observations from the session — beginning with a fantastic day.
Climate has been comfy these previous two days in St. Joseph, with Thursday’s observe starting with temps within the low 70s. This by no means persists, so we should always all get pleasure from it whereas it lasts.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
Nobody was damage on Wednesday, so everybody was again for Thursday.
No change in attendance, with the identical 37 gamers from Wednesday noticed on the sector on Thursday (yow will discover that listing right here: https://t.co/uZxlXYum1W
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
However that’s to not say the workforce is totally wholesome.
The veterans in camp for harm — Derrick Nnadi, Charles Omenihu and Jaylen Watson — all labored with trainers off to the facet. I observed Watson doing a bit greater than the others running-wise, which might be an indication he’s headed in the proper route.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
The workforce’s first-round choose is seemingly feeling higher.
The Chiefs proceed to ramp WR Xavier Worthy up, as he was the goal of all three of Patrick Mahomes’ passes within the first 7-on-7 interval and one of many three targets within the red-zone 7-on-7 interval. Worthy caught two of the 4 passes from Mahomes, together with one for a landing.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
All through the red-zone interval that featured all 4 quarterbacks, Worthy caught three of 4 targets complete, all for touchdowns. He appears to be in a great place with one exercise to go earlier than the veterans arrive for observe on Sunday.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
Some hopeful wideouts made some performs.
2 practice-squad hopefuls at WR — Jaaron Hayek and Kyle Sheets — turned heads Thursday. Early, Hayek high-pointed a go deep down the left sideline for a fantastic catch. Later, Sheets made back-to-back powerful landing catches, together with one wherein CB Kamal Hadden was shut by.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
There have been some standout performs on protection, too.
Defensively, I counted two go breakups on the day throughout 7-on-7: S Jaden Hicks towards QB Ian Ebook and S Trey Dean towards Mahomes.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
It’s simply over every week till the primary observe in pads.
Starting this weekend, gamers will start a five-day ramp-up interval earlier than pads come on, anticipated proper now to be Friday the twenty sixth.
RB Louis Rees-Zammit appears r̶e̶a̶d̶y̶ eager.
Rees-Zammit: “I can not wait to see the distinction. I get the query on a regular basis: what’s more durable…
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
Since Worthy obtained a lot work within the crimson zone…
We didn’t see as many targets to TE Jared Wiley in Thursday’s look, however he did come to the rostrum and mentioned what it takes to be a high quality red-zone goal, one in every of his roles to be anticipated in 2024.
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
Wiley on the crimson space: “I might simply say, when you get within the crimson zone, all the things is quite a bit quicker, much more bodily, and you actually obtained to know what is going on on. Not provided that you are trying on the protection however what is going on on on the offense. There’s going to be quite a lot of scramble…
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
Video time!
Chiefs head coach Andy Reid usually will give Patrick Mahomes and different choose veterans off for the Friday exercise, so we’ll resume the threads with the whole workforce on Sunday. Till then… pic.twitter.com/a0bzvwy8Nl
— Pete Sweeney (@pgsween) July 18, 2024
We’ll do all of this once more beginning on Sunday.
