Welcome to KC baby!!!!!!!! @denericprince @Chiefs pic.twitter.com/zzi1ZlRFU6
— Derrick Blaylock (@blaylock_23) April 30, 2023
One of the newest running backs for the Kansas City Chiefs was trained by a player who played for the franchise for three seasons.
Former Chiefs TE Jason Dunn and co-host Marcus Dash recently spoke to undrafted free agent RB Deneric Prince on their Chief Concerns podcast. Prince revealed that he worked with former Chiefs RB Derrick Blaylock during the pre-draft process.
“My season ended kind of early, in November,” Prince said. “So I was like the first one in the facility. I met (Derrick) Blaylock and he was a good guy. He helped me prepare for the East-West Shrine Bowl and helped me get prepared for the combine. He helped with my speed, agility, my jumps — he helped me increase all of that.”
Blaylock was a former fifth-round draft pick by Kansas City, coming out of Stephen F. Austin. He now does athletic training outside of Houston, Texas at Armed Sports Performance, where he’s worked with college athletes and even some NFL players. Prince, of course, is from the Houston area. That’s how he linked up with Blaylock and why he’ll continue to train with him.
“I still train with him,” Prince said. “I was with him earlier today. I’m staying with him.”
Prince told Dunn and Dash that he hadn’t yet taken the time to ask Blaylock much about the organization or his time in Kansas City, but that there would be a time for that in the future. For now, he’s focused on his training so that he’s best prepared for his opportunity.
“I love to compete,” Prince said. “That’s like my favorite thing to do — to compete.”
