Chiefs' Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes share unique insight on what has become known as Travis Kelce's signature play
Who doesn't love a good lateral play? Especially when it's executed perfectly by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. During the Chiefs' Black Friday matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, Kelce used his signature play. He saw that a Raiders defender stood in his way for the first down, so he lateraled the ball […]
Who doesn't love a good lateral play?
Especially when it's executed perfectly by Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.
During the Chiefs' Black Friday matchup against the Las Vegas Raiders, Kelce used his signature play. He saw that a Raiders defender stood in his way for the first down, so he lateraled the ball to running back Samaje Perine, who was able to get a few additional yards.
On Monday, head coach Andy Reid was asked about Kelce's love for laterals, and said that it's something they see very often during the week.
"He's been doing it for a few years. So, we do it in practice every day," Reid said. "You guys see that. So you know, this isn't just something that we throw out there on game day. I mean, it's something we do. And so it's everything's okay with that, just as long as you complete it."
It's never designed, but somehow Kelce always does it perfectly.
And that's exactly how quarterback Patrick Mahomes described it.
"Well, it's not designed at all. He's like the only person that would do it. I know it sometimes looks [designed], but I think it's it's more of him just being in this offense for so long that he knows where guys are that are running different routes," Mahomes explained. "And so, the play the other day, he was just kind of a check-down guy. He was open. I was throwing to him so I can get as close as I can to fourth down, so I can try to convince Coach Reid to go for it. And he laterals it to Samaje [Perine] and he makes a play.
"But he does that in practice, and it started off as kind of a joke, and then now it's kind of become a thing. As long as he completes it, coach is going to keep letting him do it, but he knows the consequences if he doesn't complete it."
It's worked so far, so expect to see more of these plays from Kelce.
