Former Cowboys player set to play in Super Bowl LIX calls a spade a spade discussing difference between Dallas and Chiefs
The Dallas Cowboys are no strangers to former players letting the NFL world know the difference between playing for America's Team and other winning franchises around the league. Former Cowboys tight end Peyton Hendershot is the latest one to add to such comments, days before he plays in Super Bowl LIX. Blogging the Boys' RJ Ochoa […]
The Dallas Cowboys are no strangers to former players letting the NFL world know the difference between playing for America's Team and other winning franchises around the league.
Former Cowboys tight end Peyton Hendershot is the latest one to add to such comments, days before he plays in Super Bowl LIX. Blogging the Boys' RJ Ochoa caught up with Hendershot on Wednesday and asked him about the difference between playing for the two franchises.
"This is a throwing no strays, (…) I just feel like, when I came to Kansas City, my first experience in the NFL was the Cowboys, that's all I knew and I just feel like, here it is strictly just football and winning, nothing else but just football and winning," Hendershot told Ochoa. "And I feel like, with the Cowboys, it's a little bit more of, the public image, the extracurriculars that come with it too. And here it's just, let's just win football."
Hendershot comments add salt to the wounds of a fanbase hoping to see the Cowboys on the same stage the tight end will be in next Sunday: The Super Bowl. Dallas is going through a 29-year-long drought of a conference championship game appearance, let alone the big one.
Though fans understand the brand the Cowboys have become, most would trade that in a heartbeat for a franchise that looked at football through the same lens the Chiefs and other teams do.
The Eagles, for example, have done a fantastic job building and re-building through GM Howie Roseman. The Washington Commanders, who fell one game short of the Super Bowl, took football seriously as soon as a new ownership group entered the picture.
The worst part is Hendershot wasn't even dissing the Cowboys. He was just telling the truth in a respectful way. Yet, it serves as a painful reminder for fans that have grown accustomed to football not being the top priority at The Star.
Hendershot did mention how his time in Dallas helps him in such a high-stakes scenario, though:
"A couple things that helped me from being with the Cowboys was the atmosphere, like you can say to I come to this event, Super Bowl or whatever, and I'm not really that anxious or nervous," Hendershot said. "Playing for the Cowboys, starting at that high of a magnitude (…) and then the (DeMarcus Lawrence), going up against Micah (Parsons), when you go up against these other guys in the league, I was going against them every day at practice, the best of the best. You're just ready to go out there and compete at that level."
Hendershot has carved out a role with the Chiefs, particularly on special teams but also as a solid TE3.
"Hendershot's season was fairly forgettable, largely because he spent some time on injured reserve for Kansas City," says Charles Goldman, A to Z Sports' managing editor and Chiefs expert. "However, he carved out some nice chemistry with Patrick Mahomes as a No. 3 option at the tight end position. He was the only player with multiple targets in the Chiefs' offense this season to finish the year with a perfect catch rate (5-of-5). He also has done a nice job on special teams for Dave Toub's (special teams) unit."
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