Ed Reed retired more than a decade ago back in 2015, which officially means he played at a time before most current NFL players were drafted. Patrick Mahomes for example, was drafted in 2017, so Reed never had the opportunity to play against the three-time Super Bowl champion.
That doesn't mean that Reed hasn't cracked the Mahomes code and identify his weakness(es). He is, after all, a Hall of Famer and one of the best defensive backs to every play the game. So if there's anyone out there who might be able to figure out Mahomes, it could very well be Reed.
During an appearance on Up & Adams on Thursday Reed revealed the key to slowing down the two-time NFL MVP.
Even Patrick Mahomes has weaknesses according to the HOF'er Ed Reed 👀🔊@heykayadams @TwentyER pic.twitter.com/0juQU0iJLS
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"His weakness is his targets that he likes to go to from my perspective," Reed said. "It's not hard to figure that out. You like to throw the ball to certain people. So that's one of 'em for me. I'm going to exploit that. I'm gonna stay around that guy. I'm that guy. He's that guy. And you want to throw to him, you gotta throw to me. You gotta throw around me too. You know, in that situation, you gotta understand the situations when you playing these games, schematically and all that to put yourself in position when you know he's looking for that guy."
There you have it. Simply figure out who Patrick Mahomes likes to throw the ball to and then guard those guys. It seems so obvious now that someone said it out loud.
Unfortunately, Reed didn't tell his former team about this before Mahomes and Travis Kelce connected for 116 yards and a touchdown in an AFC Championship victory over the Ravens last January.
This article was originally published on www.si.com as Ed Reed Reveals Patrick Mahomes's Weakness.
