Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes spoke with reporters before practice on Thursday about the progress of rookie two-way player Travis Hunter heading into their Week 5 matchup.
“I haven’t watched a ton. I mean, obviously, I’ve watched his defensive snaps now, but I know he was a super-talented player in college. It was fun to watch him at Colorado, make plays happen, and coming out in the draft process, always watch those receivers,” said Mahomes. “He’s special when he gets the football in his hand and being able to break tackles and make guys miss.”
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Mahomes completed 25 of 37 pass attempts (67.6 percent) for 270 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions and a 124.8 passer rating in Kansas City’s 37-20 victory over Baltimore.
“Seeing him play defense now, he’s done a great job with this defense, and a great job in this scheme of playing man and zone and being around the football as well,” said Mahomes, “A special football player, I know someone that we’ll have to account for when he’s out there on the field.”
The two-time league MVP was awarded his 11th career Offensive Player of the Week award for his performance in Week 4. Hunter is beginning his NFL journey after winning the Heisman trophy in college football last year.
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