*** 2021 Chiefs Training Camp MEGATHREAD ***
 

Posting this as a repository for random training camp content. Glad to see Andy moving around today without the cane.

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LFG!!!!!

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Juan Thornhill, DeAndre Baker & Taco Charlton are practicing.

Per Nate Taylor

Thank God Almighty. This has been the worst and longest offseason.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">A total of 28 players were on the field today for the first day of Chiefs training camp with quarterbacks, rookies and returning injured players. Juan Thornhill, Deandre Baker and Taco Charlton took part. Armani Watts (foot) and Malik Herring (knee) were not on the field.</p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattderrick/status/1418960928788336642?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

^ Watts won't make the squad.

First page, bitches!!!

Quick! I must know the camp scrapdick dude who's going to make everybody's projected 53 man roster only to end up cut before Week 1!

Random white WR dude from a couple years ago was a particularly good one! What is it this year? Undrafted guard who's going to replace Wylie? Small midget LB who makes a lot of plays against 3rd string? One of the old WR barnacles who manages to survive from year to year by attaching himself to the hull on the practice squad?

I can't wait!!!!

How is Thornhill still not a full go?

He is. He took part in practice.

He was recovering, and now he's practicing.

https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nf...252988618.html

Kansas City Chiefs training camp: rookies Smith, Humphrey attended recent O-line summit

By Herbie Teope

Some members of the Chiefs’ rookie class, such as linebacker Nick Bolton, used the break between mandatory minicamp and training camp to spend quality time with family. Center Creed Humphrey and guard Trey Smith, however, elected to hone their craft by attending the annual mid-July O-Line Masterminds summit, hosted by renowned offensive line coach Duke Manyweather in Frisco, Texas. “You learn different tidbits, different things you can add to your toolbox,” Smith said after Saturday morning’s practice. “It’s an excellent event. Duke’s been doing it for a lot of years and I really enjoyed it. Creed and I really got a lot out of it.” Humphrey agreed. “There’s a ton of good NFL players that go to that,” Humphrey said. “So, when I got the invite I was excited.

Over a three-day period, more than 100 offensive linemen, mostly current and former NFL players, spent time in a classroom environment breaking down film and participating in group discussions. From Philadelphia’s Lane Johnson to New Orleans’ Terron Armstead to Tampa Bay’s Ryan Jensen to even former Chiefs right tackle Mitchell Schwartz, the attendance list includes a virtual who’s who among the NFL’s elite front five blockers. Humphrey and Smith spent time learning from established professionals and applying lessons learned through training exercises on an indoor field. “It was great to hear from everybody,” Humphrey said. The Chiefs’ rookies enjoyed the overall experience of the annual summit and look forward to applying takeaways to their rookie season.

But they also took advantage of the opportunity to link up with Schwartz, who spent five seasons in Kansas City before being released this offseason in a salary cap-saving move. From adjusting to the professional level to getting tips about how to handle training camp, Smith and Humphrey found a willing helper in the former Chiefs right tackle to assist them on their journeys as an NFL players. “It was awesome finally to get to meet him,” Smith said on Schwartz. Humphrey echoed his rookie teammate. “It was good to hear from (Schwartz), kind of pick his brain a little bit,” Humphrey said.

The Chiefs’ rookies have two more days of practice before veterans arrive Monday. The first full team practice is Wednesday.

PARTICIPATION REPORT

The Chiefs currently have just 30 players, which includes all quarterbacks, rookies and select players, present in St. Joseph. A total of 28 players, including cornerback Deandre Baker, were dressed and going through on-field work. Safety Armani Watts, who is recovering from a fractured foot, and rookie defensive end Malik Herring (knee) were not observed on the field.

OBSERVATIONS

The Chiefs’ media rules for the rookie portion of training camp prohibit the reporting of personnel groupings (first- or second- or third-team units), specific formations/alignments, trick plays, situational plays and statistics. Allowed, however, are general observations about head-turning and notable plays. Here are some highlights:

• With a limited roster, the Chiefs weren’t able to run full team-related drills. At some points Saturday, the offense had just four linemen. Derrick Gore was the only running back present, prompting the offensive to utilize rookie QB Shane Buechele out of the backfield. Buechele caught a pass from Patrick Mahomes.

• Mahomes, who had offseason surgery, participated in Saturday’s session and didn’t appear to have any limitations. Mahomes has said throughout the offseason that he’s fine for training camp.

• Linebacker Riley Cole, an undrafted rookie out of South Alabama, made two exceptional plays in pass coverage during team drills. Cole reached around tight end Jody Fortson to knock down a Mahomes’ pass, then snagged a tipped pass intended for rookie wide receiver Cornell Powell.

• Fortson made a nice leaping catch down the right sideline during team drills. On the play, Mahomes scrambled to his right before spotting Fortson behind two defenders and delivering the pass while on the run.

Knocking down your first Mahomes pass has to be a thrill.

Who was the box jumping champion?

So ****ing happy football is back. Let's go

Does anybody know how Thornhill was injured? There hasn’t been much news about it.

Considering how late in the year he tore his ACL in 2019, I’m assuming that’s why he’s allowed to come early as a player recovering from an injury.

BAH GAWD KING... THAT'S BOBBY SIPPIO'S MUSIC

I'm getting erect.. its football time...

Tried to find more on Thornhill's injury. Apparently Andy said in his presser Thornhill was working through an injury and no reporters felt like asking any follow up questions. So sounds like we know nothing other than at least he is participating.

Cody Thompson!!

In other news…. NFL will fine each person 14,000 dollars each time a unvaccinated player goes without wearing a mask or breaking covid protocol

Jesus Christ shut the **** up.

There is a thread for that and this is not that thread.

Those look like compression socks Reid has on in that clip.

Unless you're a WR.

Yep, thought the same thing.

Saw Reid speaking earlier, Chiefs are one of five teams 90% vaccinated ,and staff is 100%

This off season flew by

It kind of makes a person think and wonder about how much time he has left.

More than enough time for a couple more SB wins!

I’m so glad that football season has started. All the other minor sports can now step back.

Yep, I love this shit man. Maybe a little too much lol.

Big Red is gimping around pretty bad, get well soon big guy

This camp might be our most intriguing yet, SO many big stories getting ready to play out... :arrow:

Heard that he just had knee surgery, he doesn’t have to use a cane anymore, progress.

He needs to drop some serious weight and that should correct itself.

I will never understand how or why NFL coaches (and college coaches as well) are fat.

They're privy to the best nutritionists, trainers and facilities in the world.

How can it be so difficult for them to take 45 minutes out of their day to jump on a treadmill and spend 15 minutes lifting weights?

His weight probably caused alot of his leg issues but I'm sure years of playing football didnt help either

HIP HIP HOORAY FOR FOOTBALL

He drops like 100 lbs every offseason, man.

His problem is he always gains it right back by the time mid season rolls around

Finally football is back. I am truly excited about this year. They seem to be on a mission and I expect big things.

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Yep, Andy looks a little gimpy there, get well Reid!

DeAndre Baker said he’s pretty close to 100%

In his defense Andy has had pretty much the same exact body from however old he was in that classic punt pass and kick competition. He’s had a mans body almost his whole life lmao.

He's another guy that always slips my mind, just like Antonio Calloway.

Hopefully both those guys can make an impact this year.

I'm digging the way Powell sounds here, he comes off like a really sharp guy... wiser than his years

https://www.yahoo.com/sports/chiefs-...160823050.html

I'm truly excited about our defense this year, The secondary has potential. Baker and Hughes were both the number 30th pick in the first round in their drafts. Sneed ,Fenton and Ward are all solid.

Really think Powell is gonna be a beast for us. May not be fully until next season, but he’s got a good chance to make some noise now that Sammy is gone and the #2 is still up for grabs.

Nice, that's the attitude you want from the new kids - confident yet humble, and willing to admit it's about more than physical tools. Points for him giving Watkins props, as well.

We all know Reids system is notoriously difficult for rookie receivers, but I've got a real hunch he's gonna break the mold a little bit there, and make some serious contributions

Agreed. Really good stuff, right down to the Watkins answer.

I've been very clear how I'm pulling for him to crack the starting lineup. He's got a physicality our other WR's don't have and could be perfect in this system, especially considering the other players lining up around him (of course you can make that same argument for Robinson or Hardman as well). If he proves he can adjust his routes according to blitzes and be a blocker in the run/screen game, he might have a chance.

And how good is this kid living going from Lawrence to Mahomes? Another angle that he has in his favor - he's used to having a superstar throw him the ball.

Chiefs S Juan Thornhill wasn’t 100% last season as he came back from his ACL injury his rookie year. Admitted today that he was at times a 1/2 step slow on plays. He skipped OTAs because he wanted to get his knee 100% for training camp, so he worked on it heavily during that time

Per James Palmer

Biggest question marl on the team IMO. Our CB's could be great to bad to anything in-between. And probably will be all of those at different points. :p

He definitely didn't resemble himself before his injury last year. Hopefully he really is good to go - he and Mathieu are as good a tandem at safety as there is when they're both running at zero defects.

Yep, ya gotta love how Veach and co finally decided that this corp needed a different kinda guy... a muscular bruiser who can do the dirty work

It actually fits in with the philosophy shift we've seen along the O line, moving from finesse pass pro specialists, to a bigger more powerful model

Good article. But I disagree- it will be easy to replace Sammy. We got next to nothing but a bench warmer from him last year. We won't miss him or his salary cap number.

Powel has Super Star potential. His speed is deceptive and he tracks the ball like a vet. This is another Reek type pick.

When Powel does get on the field he will be up against what...their 3rd or 4th best defensive back? Got to love that match up. :thumb:

So with camp underway, who's in charge of twitter updates etc around here?!!

WE NEED INFO AND CLIPS STAT!!!

I would, but I'm not on twitter...

It's tough to project the defense this year. They have several unheralded guys who are loaded with potential. A player like Taco could either be a breakout star or a brokedick who plays two games.

They are having to line-up Shane Buechele at RB since they only have one true RB (Derrick Gore) at camp currently.

No other rookie or returning from injury RB’s on the roster currently for these first few days.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Second of three days for quarterbacks, rookies and injured players in the books at Chiefs training camp. It’s the kind of practice where Patrick Mahomes tries to knock down a pass from one of his fellow QBs during position drills. <a href="https://t.co/ezSDclwzEo">pic.twitter.com/ezSDclwzEo</a></p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattderrick/status/1419331761159299075?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Cell phone photos from 40 yards away of Patrick Mahomes? It must be the beginning of Chiefs training camp. <a href="https://t.co/D6ahvXXCw6">pic.twitter.com/D6ahvXXCw6</a></p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattderrick/status/1418935541861687309?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">New feature at Chiefs training camp: a new hill installed on the far fields for viewing practice. Should eliminate some of the crowding on the hill on the other end near the tents. <a href="https://t.co/UhtgBQ1xOp">pic.twitter.com/UhtgBQ1xOp</a></p>&mdash; Matt Derrick (@mattderrick) <a href="https://twitter.com/mattderrick/status/1418961641077723147?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Some footage from Training Camp Day 2. Expecting to hear from Juan Thornhill, Josh Kaindoh and Deandre Baker today. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://t.co/7vCAWzht2d">pic.twitter.com/7vCAWzht2d</a></p>&mdash; Harold R. Kuntz (@HaroldRKuntz3) <a href="https://twitter.com/HaroldRKuntz3/status/1419314781052309508?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">🚨🚨 CHIEFS TRAINING CAMP VIDEO 🚨🚨Quarterbacks and rookies getting loose on day 2. <a href="https://twitter.com/KSHB41?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KSHB41</a> <a href="https://t.co/nCci3zFjss">pic.twitter.com/nCci3zFjss</a></p>&mdash; Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) <a href="https://twitter.com/aaronladd0/status/1418990538825486337?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 24, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

With a flick of the wrist Tyler Bray connects on a 40 yard bomb to some future call salesman

I bet he takes Alex's job in 2 years /2013 CP camp memories

Look at Roundup stepping up to the plate!

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We've come a looong way, baby

Why hasn’t honey Badger been extended

I tend to agree. All the physical tools but football IQ in the low teens.

Thumbs up to Roundup!

No video, but still nice


<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-partner="tweetdeck"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">All about the fundamentals at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsCamp?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsCamp</a>. <a href="https://t.co/PzzNxREe3a">pic.twitter.com/PzzNxREe3a</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1419392772025499653?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2021</a></blockquote>
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I don't usually follow the training camp stuff but something about this year feels different. Different in a great way.

Chiefs are loaded again and a hungry Patrick makes me hawt. You can tell he hates to lose.

Man I remember pouring over the KC Star in the early 90s hungry for detailed news about how every drill went down and who won the matchups and stuff.

Now I don't care at all, just give me the highlights. Unfortunately with such little access it's basically so and so is running with the ones and who got injured.

It just isn't the same

You asked. I just did what I could. I am sure there is probably more than what I could find.

Every year, for me anyways, I get excited to see the rookies.

Having Pat is just a huge boner…..sorry I meant bonus…..huge bonus.

I'm sure people will start contributing more when everyone arrives and things begin to really heat up

Can't wait to read every single word, and watch every single clip of the O line working as they jostle for position in the pecking order

They're the biggest story of this camp

Body type reminds me of Sterling Sharpe.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rookies put in some WORK today �� <a href="https://t.co/E2o6Y3BqHU">pic.twitter.com/E2o6Y3BqHU</a></p>&mdash; Kansas City Chiefs (@Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Chiefs/status/1419412251124117504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 25, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Did Noah Gray catch that?