Following practice, Offensive Coordinator Eric Bieniemy, wide receiver Tyreek Hill, guard Andrew Wylie and defensive end Alex Okafor spoke with the media to provide an update on the Chiefs' preparation for the 2020 campaign.
Here are five takeaways from their pressers.
1. Bieniemy was asked about rookie tailback Clyde Edwards-Helaire and how the first-round pick is progressing in practice.
"I will say this, the kid has a great look about himself. He works hard and he takes a tremendous amount of pride in everything that he does," Bieniemy said. "He's in there with a great group – [Running Backs Coach] Deland [McCullough] is doing a hell of a job of getting those guys going. You know what, it's just a day-to-day deal – it's play-by-play - and we just want to make sure that he's absorbing all the information so that he can go out and process it and make it happen. Right now, so far, so good."
The Chiefs selected Edwards-Helaire – who racked up 1,414 rushing yards and a SEC-leading 16 touchdowns last season for LSU – with the No. 32 overall pick in the Draft, and with fellow tailback Damien Williams opting out of the 2020 campaign due to COVID-19, Edwards-Helaire will likely see plenty of action through his first year as a professional.
2. Bieniemy also gave an update on the Chiefs' overall preparation for this upcoming season and how the lack of preseason games this year affects that process.
"With there not being any preseason games, I will say this, the process is right where it needs to be. This is just like a college setting…We're just mentally and physically getting our guys ready to make sure that they are good to go on Day 1," Bieniemy said. "Now, the beauty of everything is that we've had time throughout the offseason to have a lot of Zoom meetings with our guys. Then, as we started Training Camp with all the walkthrough work - yeah, we would have wanted to go and play fast and do all that - but we've given our guys an opportunity to absorb a lot of information. In fact, we may be behind physically - because we physically just haven't had the groundwork to do - but mentally, our guys are doing a heck of a job. Now, would you love to have an opportunity to see these rookies play in a preseason game? Yes, we would, and it's unfortunate that we're living in this circumstance, but we're going to make the most of this opportunity that's being presented. We're just going to continue to chop wood every single day."
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