ESPN lists Chiefs LB Nick Bolton as one of the best in the league at what he does so well
The Kansas City Chiefs have had one of the best-kept secrets in the league for so long until now when ESPN just ruined it.The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the most underrated players in the league, Nick Bolton. Sure, Chiefskingdom knows how good he is. The media that covers the team locally and the […]
The Kansas City Chiefs have had one of the best-kept secrets in the league for so long until now when ESPN just ruined it.
The Kansas City Chiefs have one of the most underrated players in the league, Nick Bolton. Sure, Chiefskingdom knows how good he is. The media that covers the team locally and the team themselves know how good Bolton is, but it feels like he needs to get the national recognition he deserves.
Now, ESPN is finally giving him that. They and other NFL Executives around the league are putting the league on notice when it comes to Bolton being one of the best off-all linebackers in the league.
The Chiefs knew Bolton was a catalyst during last year's Super Bowl run — he had 23 tackles and two fumble recoveries in the postseason. The standout linebacker does a little bit of everything, from tackles for loss (20 in his first two seasons) and splash plays (two sacks, two interceptions). He tied for second among all NFL players with a 16.9% tackle percentage (180).
"For me, it's the instincts," an NFC scouting veteran said. "You see the [ability to] diagnose, the trigger and obviously play speed and physicality on contact. I think he's going to continue his ascension as a stacked playmaker." – Jeremy Fowler, ESPN
Bolton is one of the best in the league, but he still has much to improve on. That's why it's scary that the Chiefs have him on their defense. When you think of Kansas City for the last five or six years, you probably think offense. Why wouldn't you? They have Andy Reid, one of the greatest offensive minds ever, and Patrick Mahomes.
However, they have some dudes on defense, and Bolton is one of them. He isn't quite the level of Fred Warner, who is the best linebacker in football and can do it all, but he is definitely top-10. Bolton still needs to improve his decision-making when in coverage. If he can get that down, we see a guy catapult himself into that top three conversations.
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