Patrick Mahomes has seen enough already.
Kenneth Walker III had yet to take an official snap for the Kansas City Chiefs, but the team's superstar quarterback doesn't need to see Walker's impact to believe in it. In a recent interview with Yahoo! Sports, Mahomes served up just about the highest praise he could give when asked about what he could add to the Chiefs' offense.
"He's one of the best football players I've ever been around, and I can just say that from watching practices and what he does. I mean, he's a great leader on and off the field, too. He helps out a ton of the younger guys, and then it'll be nice to just hand it off to a guy like that, let him make the plays happen. I mean, he's a great football player. He learns fast. He helps out the guys around him, and I'm sure he'll make everybody else's job a lot easier," said Mahomes.
The Chiefs' star QB had the highest praise for Walker's addition in a recent interview with Yahoo! Sports.
Walker was signed this spring by the Chiefs to a three-year deal worth just over a potential $45 million, a significant pay increase for both the player and the team. Walker was fresh off a Super Bowl MVP win for the Seattle Seahawks weeks before hitting free agency, and the Chiefs were consistently frugal with their backfield spending. But this offseason represented a sea change in the Chiefs' roster priorities, and Walker was happy to cash the check.
Mahomes is perhaps the greatest beneficiary of Walker's arrival, so it's not hard to understand his zeal for the move. Despite facing consistently light boxes from opposing defenses, Chiefs running backs have failed to make teams pay for leaving them so much room to move up front. That's forced Mahomes to work his magic in tighter zones with a depleted receiving corps and low-impact backfield.
As Mahomes does his best to return by Week 1 from torn knee ligaments, the Chiefs were wise to invest in Walker and then some at running back in order to get the offense clicking early. Mahomes will need time to get his sea legs after rehabbing all offseason, but Walker and company—which includes fellow free-agent signing Emari Demercado and fifth-round draft choice Emmett Johnson—give the offense a chance to go run-heavy, should Andy Reid choose.
Walker eclipsed the 1,000-yard rushing makr last year for the second time in four seasons in Seattle before putting on a clinic in the postseason with 417 yards from scrimmage and 4 touchdowns in 3 games.
Add us as a preferred source on Google