Derek Wolfe describes the difficulty in tackling, playing against Patrick Mahomes

Derek Wolfe, defensive tackle for the Denver Broncos, recently spoke in a radio interview about the difficulty of playing against Patrick Mahomes.

After the recent road victory for the Kansas City Chiefs over the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football, several members of the host team discussed the failed attempts to contain Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Broncos players admitted how tired they were, as Mahomes extended plays time and again with his feet.

Derek Wolfe is the latest such Broncos defender to process his experience in a radio interview with AM 1340 in Denver. It’s an interesting interview as Wolfe clearly is still frustrated by the entire experience even days later. After all the Broncos did put a very valiant effort and strong defensive performance overall only to see the first-year starter for the Chiefs perform seemingly impossible tasks (left-handed passes, anyone?) to stymie their efforts.

In the interview with Eric Goodman and Les Shapiro, Wolfe goes into detail on one particular play that he’s still not quite sure how Mahomes escaped his grasp. His words:

"I got a lot of respect for that kid, for Mahomes … I hit him seven times. One of the times I had him wrapped up, he had the ball and I had him around the ankles and he goes limp and somehow gets out of it. I had my arms around him and went to squeeze him in and he just slid his legs out somehow and stayed on his feet."

When asked about the level of exertion during the game, Wolfe sounded like his teammates Chris Harris Jr. and Von Miller when describing the exhaustion after the primetime showdown.

"I was tired after that game. It was like running gassers from side to side. He had, what, 200 yards out of the pocket? That means you’re running and chasing someone every pass play basically. So I got a lot of respect for that kid. That’s a good team."

The Chiefs now face another strong defense hurdle with the Jacksonville Jaguars, but the team has bested every obstacle in front of them so far. That’s not to say that the Chiefs should be expected to win every single game, but with road wins already in hand against the L.A. Chargers, Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers should begin to elevate confidence levels considerably.

Wolfe and the Broncos hope to get back to their winning ways as they prepare to face the New York Jets in Week 5.