Asked if he thought the rookie could eventually be All-Pro on both sides, Kelce responded:
“Both sides? That’s the thing, I don’t know how they’re going to divvy it out,” he said, via Sports Illustrated. “I don’t know, because teams are going to be going after him. They’re gonna try and make his day miserable. If he plays corner, they’re gonna run deep balls at him all day. They’re gonna run the wide receivers, just take off on him all day, just to try to get him tired. Why wouldn’t you just attack him that way?”
Hunter prides himself on his stamina, so he’d probably bristle at the question after averaging 118 snaps last year at Colorado. However, there is a legitimate concern about the toll that many snaps a week can take over a grinding 17-game season, especially if opponents are making him run wind sprints on defense.