If he feels that way then he's delusional. With Tyreek gone there was no receiving threat outside of Kelce with more experience in this offense than him and yet he still couldn't beat out MVS and JJSS. He has a role and is a good complimentary piece for an offense, but he's just not and probably never will be a #1. If he were to embrace the #2 or #3 WR role he could carve out for himself a nice solid career.

I doubt he was ever crazy enough to think he was going to be WR1. Anywhere.

But he could've thought he could maybe be the 2, except MVS took that slot, and then Toney took WR3 from him. And then KC management announces that Toney's all but crowned WR1 and Skyy probably will be slotted over Mecole. That slide could've made him start looking elsewhere.

Aside from housing, I would guess the state tax rate is higher.

He's on a one-year deal, right? He isn't buying a house to be there for a year.

Not sure anywhere around there is cheap. NJ has high taxes from my understanding and CT also has a very high cost of living.

I mean Tom Brady took a substantial amount less than what he was valued at so the Pats could spend more throughout a variety of positions. That's exactly what fueled their long ass SB run

I think the idea is that most players chase the $$$. Which is accurate. Only a few players will take less, and almost all of those are long-tenured QBs chasing Rings.

Dude thrashed his groin... I wonder if the Chiefs think he's going to get his top speed back?

What dude thrashed his groin?

His abdominal injury turned out to be a groin



https://bleacherreport.com/articles/...fl-free-agency

He’s a stupid player with elite speed. That’s it.

Last offseason he kept going on social media complaining how the team didn’t add him to promotions…then we added Juju and Juju was featured over him and he went on social media again about it

It’s entirely possible Veach had had enough, got Pats input and didn’t even make an offer.

been saying that for weeks.

If not, he’s probably not even an NFL player, going forward.

Those jet sweeps, screens and quick hitters don’t work without elite nfl freak type speed and no other parts of his game are special.

And frankly, there's a big difference between a QB making $20 million a year and another position player making $5 million a year. They're both insane amounts, but the QB is so rich that money is purely theoretical. After five or seven years they can buy entire nations. A player making $5 million a year needs either a long career or one big payday to spend the rest of their lives with butlers and chambermaids. Otherwise they're just garden-variety rich.

Nobody should be surprised that he’s not a 1/2 option in the NFL. He has done none of the things a traditional outside WR has to do with consistency.

He’s had multiple opportunities to get #1 targets and hasn’t ever risen to the occasion.

Re-injuring the groin in the playoffs was as bad of timing as he could get.

No way he’s able to show teams his mid 4.3 speed at this stage in recovery…and by the time it’s healed enough to do so (if ever) the draft is happening and the role teams are paying for are filled with draft picks that still have upside.

Mecole is looked at as a gadget player that’s a liability.

I am forever thankful for his catch against the Bengals. That was a big time, gutsy catch that could have been one of the plays that swung the game to us.

But yeah, there are too many factors (he and Patrick's lack of chemistry being the biggest) that make me think KC was okay to let him try to succeed elsewhere.