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erstand what they have in each other." />Skip to main contentclockmenumore-arrownoyesHorizontal - WhiteArrowhead PrideArrowhead Pride | Kansas City Chiefs Schedule Terrance Smith Jersey , News, Roster and StatsLog In or Sign UpLog InSign UpSeriesLatest NewsFanpostsFanshotsCommunityAboutStubHubMoreAll 322 blogs on Horizontal - WhiteSeries Stagner ThingsLottery Tickets ’19Summer of SpagsDixon’s MailbagLatest News Fanposts Most recentMost activeFanshots Community Community GuidelinesContactAbout StubHub ✕Embracing competition: Frank Clark and Patrick Mahomes want to make each other greatNew,21commentsIt sounds like Frank Clark and Patrick Mahomes understand what they have in each other.CDTShareTweetShareShareEmbracing competition: Frank Clark and Patrick Mahomes want to make each other greatKansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes (15) scrambles against Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark (55) during the third quarter at CenturyLink Field.Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsOrganized team activities (OTAs) are what they are—padless practices that serve as an appetizer for the entree that is Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph, Missouri.There are observations and notes that can be made, but as head coach Andy Reid himself reminded the media on Thursday, “This isn’t training camp.”So what can you take away, exactly?Among other things, I find it is a good time to evaluate where the coaches may like individual players — whether or not they appear to be in football shape — but above all, team temperament.Chiefs wrap up OTAsThe Chiefs’ temperament resonated with me during my visit to the facility Thursday—as the status of one of the game’s top wide receivers hangs in the balance, you’d never know it from watching and listening.And the two players that especially stood out in that regard were quarterback Patrick Mahomes and defensive lineman Frank Clark.“Other than being extremely athletic and a heck of a pass rusher, he’s extremely smart, and it’s good to see that,” Mahomes said of Clark. “We’re on the field — he’s taken away some of my hot throws. He’s taken away some of my adjustments because he’s just playing football. Those guys are the ones that are really special. [Thursday] Khalen Saunders Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys , I was about to throw a hot to (Anthony) Sherman and he just peeled off on it and made me throw the ball away and whenever you have guys that are that talented that are also smart like that, those are guys that are really special players.”“We have to go at it in practice,” Clark said of Mahomes. “I have to go at his O-linemen so he can get on them and he has to go at our defense so I can get on them. I feel like once we get that type of mentality in our locker room, the competition-based feel, I feel like that’s when we’re going to grow and become the best that we can be.”Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY SportsAnd we already know the Chiefs executives believe Clark is special. That is why they shipped first and second-round draft picks away for him, then signed him to a five-year deal worth $104 million.Chiefs GM Brett Veach told the media after trading for and signing Clark that this was the Chiefs’ “plan” all along.Whether Clark will eventually walk the walk remains to be seen. But his impact on the team has already been detectable, and to his credit, he can talk the talk.“It’s going to be make me great,” Clark added about competing with Mahomes and the Chiefs offense. “You got an MVP. Then you got this explosive offense. You got some great O-linemen, you got (Mitch) Schwartz over there...all these guys are going to do nothing but make us better as a defense. As a defense, when you’re what, 30th? 31st in the league? One of the worst defense in the league—that’s a slap on the chin. As a player who thinks of defense, I take full pride in having an aggressive defense.”The Chiefs defense finished 31st in yards per game Kansas City Chiefs Jerseys 2019 , while Clark’s Seahawks finished 15 ranks ahead at 16th. He led Seattle’s unit with 13.0 sacks, as well as 13 quarterback hits and 38 quarterback hurries. Photo by Steve Dykes/Getty Images“I take full pride in being one of the best defenders and I take full pride in having he best defense in the league,” Clark added. “At the end of the day, I feel like those are the things we have to live up to. Those are the standards we have to continue to climb and continue to reach for. I feel like when you set your goals high, you obtain them.”Now a member of the Chiefs, Clark will never come close to hitting Mahomes—that is why they make the yellow jerseys. But he can pressure him.And that will only help the reigning league MVP.“They are getting after it for sure,” Mahomes said of the defense. “They are doing a lot of different things and it is hard to get a read on them. It is definitely challenging as an offense and especially at the QB position to see what coverages they are in. They are doing a lot of great things and they are adding in as much as we are adding, so it’s that back-and-forth battle every single practice. It feels like we’ll get some good plays here and they get some good plays there. When you have that competition, that’s when you know you have a good team.”Another newcomer in linebacker Darron Lee said that Mahomes is “everything that has been advertised.”“They already have something great brewing here,” Lee said. “It’s one thing to see it on TV, but it’s something different to see it in practice.”It is difficult to argue that the Chiefs defensive players will see a better quarterback this season. There is also little doubt the defense has improved.Both sides know it—and what’s better—they have embraced it. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Tyreek Hill walked off the field holding his wrist Sunday and Kansas City Chiefs fans held their collective breath, only to exhale when their star wide receiver checked back into the game.They held it again when Hill hobbled to the sideline with a foot injury.But in a back-and-forth game with significant playoff ramifications Khalen Saunders Jersey Cheap , there was no way Hill was going to stay there.He limped back into the game in time to catch Patrick Mahomes‘ 40-yard heave on fourth-and-long to keep the Chiefs alive, then caught three more passes in overtime — all for first downs — to set the Chiefs up for the eventual winning field goal against Baltimore.“He’s a fighter,” Mahomes said afterward. “He was hobbled, but you’ve seen this whole season that it’s not just speed now. It’s his route-running, and he knows how to get himself open without speed.”Oh, the speed is still there. Even after the pain in his foot briefly sent him to the sideline, Hill was still the fastest player on the field the moment he stepped back on it.But in addition to his toughness, he also showed how well-rounded he’s become this season.The deep throw from Mahomes was in some ways a wing-and-a-prayer, the kind of ball you throw when you run out of better options. Hill acted like a center fielder as he came back to the ball, tracking it all the way into his hands while a pair of Ravens tried to break it up.“He’s still fast as all get-out,” Mahomes said, “but just being able to get himself open whenever he is a little bit more limited in that situation, it’s a special thing.”Hill finished the game with eight catches for 139 yards Khalen Saunders Jersey Womens , his fifth 100-yard receiving game this season. He now has 1,258 yards to match Tony Gonzalez for the fourth-best single season in franchise history, and he needs just 134 yards to pass Derrick Alexander for the record.That could come as early as Thursday night, when the Chiefs (11-2) try to clinch the AFC West and a first-round playoff bye against the Los Angeles Chargers at Arrowhead Stadium.“This kid never complains about anything and he practices hard every day,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. “He was banged up a little bit (against Baltimore) and he worked his way through it, came back and made some big plays for us. You love his attitude. He’s another one that is unique.”His attitude may have been the biggest question surrounding Hill coming out of college.He was kicked off the team at Oklahoma State after pleading guilty to domestic assault of his then-pregnant girlfriend. He wound up finishing his college career at West Alabama, and went through counseling and other requirements that convinced the Chiefs to give him a chance.Hill has rewarded them for it, becoming not only one of the most electrifying players in the NFL, but doing so with a positive attitude that has endeared him to many skeptical fans.“Just making plays for the team,” he said with a shrug.Hill also shrugged off any notion that he would have remained out of the game against Baltimore, and he left no doubt that he would be ready for the Chargers. The wrist injury was minor, and the foot was something he was able to play through, and there wasn’t a whole lot more to say.“I was always taught Khalen Saunders white jersey , no matter the circumstances, these are my brothers,” he said, “and they would do the same thing for me.”Notes: OL Cam Erving (knee), WR Sammy Watkins (foot) and RB Spencer Ware (hamstring) did not practice Tuesday. … Defensive coordinator Bob Sutton declined to confirm whether safety Eric Berry would make his season debut Thursday night, but he did sound as if it’s possible. “A lot of times a guy that has missed a lot of time, you have to be careful,” he said. “They don’t usually want to come out.” … Offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy said it’s likely WR Kelvin Benjamin would make his Chiefs debut after signing late last week. “We’re bringing him along slowly,” Bieniemy said, “but we want him to see the entire package and understand the entire package.”