Chapter 971: Dinghai Shenzhen
A powerful and vigorous wind roared past Hardman's eyes, so much so that his greeting right hand froze in place.
Hardman: Huh?
For a moment, Hardman reflexively released his speed to catch up.
As a wide receiver, speed is undoubtedly one of Hardman's strengths. Even with the equipment bag in his hand, he continued to increase his speed.
The competition begins even entering spring voluntary training camp.
The two figures ran one after another at full speed. In the end, Hardman relied on his speed advantage to overtake and enter the training ground first.
Huchihuchi.
Hardman threw the equipment bag to the side, panting, supporting his knees with both hands, breathing heavily; the man only slowed down a few steps, entered the training ground, and stood diagonally behind Hardman to catch his breath.
The two people exchanged glances, with a trace of confusion in their eyes:
So, why are they running?
Soren Hill was the Kansas Chiefs' second shot in the second round this year. This time they completed a pick deal with the Los Angeles Rams and moved up the selection. Finally, they selected this guy from Virginia with the 63rd overall pick. The college's...safety.
Although a little slower, the Kansas Chiefs picked off defenders.
Moreover, he is also a safety guard!
finally!
But Sauron Hill?
League professionals are once again expressing incomprehensible confusion because Virginia's football performance has not been outstanding in recent years, and Soren Hill should be a third- or fourth-round player.
Second round? It's not impossible, but the Kansas Chiefs actually traded up, and when there are other suitable players in the rookie pool, this choice inevitably needs to be marked with a question mark, a small question mark.
A look at the Kansas Chiefs' second-round picks:
A wide receiver, 5.9 feet (178 centimeters), 187 pounds (85 kilograms), focusing on speed, which overlaps with the style of Hill, the team's number one wide receiver.
A safety guard who serves as a strong guard, 6 feet (183 cm), 205 pounds (93 kg), with neither outstanding speed nor strength advantages. He has played four full years in college. As the quality of this year's rookies is generally not high, he It's still not eye-catching enough.
That's it?
It is precisely because of this that Soren Hill also has something to prove.
On the first day of spring training camp, all he could think about was leaving a good impression on the team. When he saw another rookie, Soren Hill's first reaction was "competition."
Regardless of whether it is necessary or not, regardless of running towards the goal, let’s talk about it first.
Unfortunately, we lost.
Sauron Hill secretly clenched his fists and cursed in frustration: Fifteen extra sets of sprint training today.
The main task of a safety guard is to be a wide receiver. If he can't catch up with even one of this year's second-round picks, it will be extremely difficult in the league. What's more, if nothing else, the Kansas Chiefs have two big devils:
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One is wide receiver "Cheetah" Hill, and the other is...
Thoren Hill saw it, and Hardman saw it too. The two of them were dumbfounded——
On the training ground, there were already people training, but they had already finished warming up and were doing basic speed training. Although the air was slightly cool in the morning, they were already sweating like rain, and their jerseys were completely soaked inside and out.
So, the two of them were acting like fools, what were they competing for?
They thought they were the first to arrive at the training ground, but it turned out that others had already started the second or even third round of training. Inexplicably, they had the illusion that they were lazy and slept in, and their cheeks felt slightly hot.
And, more importantly, that figure was Levi.
Yes, that's Levi. The Levi who swept the league, wrote history, and moved everything around; the Levi who was criticized by the media for too many off-court activities during the offseason and went to Hollywood to stand on the forefront; the Levi who always insisted on himself regardless of praise or criticism. The Levi who was praised both inside and outside the league; the Levi who ranked first among the top 100 players in the league.
Right now, right in front of you, alive.
Hardman swallowed and muttered to himself, "The media also said that Levi started to slack off in training because he was a big name. Where is this fake news?"
"I also heard that Levi was absent from this year's voluntary training camp..." Thoren Hill couldn't help but talk and rolled his eyes. Which media is making the mistake?
As soon as they appeared on the stage, without the need for words or even eye contact, the two young people were already stunned and their brains lost the ability to function.
Now, they finally know which rumors are believable and which are just bullshit.
For example, there are rumors that Levi is a training fiend, comparable to Watt and Donald?
Inexplicably, my knees felt a little weak.
"Ahem," Hardman coughed and almost choked on his own saliva, "So, what should we do now?"
"Training." The answer came not from Soren Hill, but from behind.
The two young men both turned around and lowered their heads——
A thin and small figure, slightly shorter than Hardman, with almost the same body shape, he looked like a wide receiver; his dreadlocks were neatly tied into a high ponytail, and he looked like he should be A new hairstyle before training camp.
His face was expressionless, his eyes staring at Levi who was training.
After saying that, without saying anything more, he turned around, picked up his training bag, and walked toward the locker room.
Hardman looked at Soren Hill, "Know?"
Thoren Hill nodded and mouthed, "Pro Bowl safety."
We can't blame Hardman for his lack of experience. There are too many NFL players, more than 2,000 people, and it is inevitable that there will be some slightly unfamiliar faces among them.
If Tyrann-Mathieu knew that Hardman didn’t recognize him, he wouldn’t be angry, but would be motivated——
He was drafted into the league by the Arizona Cardinals with the 69th pick in the third round of 2013. He was not a strong safety to begin with, especially in those years, because of the existence of the Legion of Boom, large safety guards were very popular, like him Such a lean and short safety has almost no presence.
In his five years with the Arizona Cardinals, only the 2015 season is worth mentioning. That year he was named to the Pro Bowl and second-team All-American, but that's all.
Last season, he transferred to the Houston Texans and followed the team to the playoffs, but still did not receive recognition. The team asked him to find a way out.
Joining the Kansas Chiefs was an opportunity that Mathiu's agent actively pursued. Mathiu personally visited Kansas City three times for interviews before finally convincing Veach to complete the deal.
It's tepid and lackluster, but it doesn't seem like it will be eliminated immediately.
This is Mathiu's situation.
He has proven himself since entering the league and needs to continue to prove it.
Although he has entered his seventh year in the league, he is no different from a rookie.
The moment Mathieu saw Levi, he knew he made the right choice, not because the Kansas Chiefs were the defending champions, but because the Kansas Chiefs had Levi and the atmosphere in the locker room was completely different.
Imagine that the biggest and most important player in the entire team is the first to show up at the voluntary training camp, start training meticulously, and lead by example to start the new season. So what should other players do?
(End of chapter)