The Kansas City Chiefs have multiple players who can fill in at various positions based on their skill sets.
Chiefs special teams coordinator Dave Toub spoke with reporters on Tuesday after practice to discuss his reasoning for not going to Travis Kelce as the backup long snapper after James Winchester’s injury last Saturday.
“(Travis) Kelce is our backup long snapper, and Kelce during the regular season, I could throw him in there, and he’s dynamite, does a great job, but he was already out of the game,” said Toub. “So now we’re up to our third snapper (Noah Gray), where you really don’t work a guy, but he did a couple of snaps on Saturdays, like during the mock games during the year last year. They just threw him in.”
Noah Gray stepped in admirably during the game, receiving quick coaching on the position from Winchester, Harrison Butker, and Matt Araiza.
“Those guys took him in the back there, Jay (Winchester), (Harrison) Butker, and Matt (Araiza), those guys took them on the side; I’m still, you know, coaching the game,” said Toub. “Those guys had him in the back there and got him ready to go. And he did a great job.”
The Chiefs expect to have Winchester back in the lineup for the regular season opener on September 5th against the Ravens. Newly signed former Kansas State Wildcat Randen Plattner will fill in for Thursday’s preseason finale.
