Check Out This Really Cool Lateral, Courtesy of Travis Kelce
Travis Kelce is widely regarding as the class of the TE position in the NFL.
As it turns out, he's also a master of improv.
The KC Chiefs' stud dusted off the old hook-&-ladder play against the Lions in Detroit on Sunday.
And it was magnificent:
Crazy play by the #Chiefs offense. Travis Kelce with the lateral to LeSean McCoy. #NFL pic.twitter.com/DZYJaHgiMX
— Open Table Sports (@OpenTableSports) September 29, 2019
Take a bow, sir.
Or do that.
Honestly, there aren't many players who would've had the presence of mind to execute a lateral in that situation, or to even have the sack to attempt it in the first place.
Kelce claims the inspiration is derived from playing with NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes, which makes perfect sense when you consider dude's capable of shit like this:
Oh look... Just Pat Mahomes throwing a casual NO LOOK pass from a weird arm angle 😍😍pic.twitter.com/zArk2FtZUM
— Geoff Schwartz (@geoffschwartz) December 9, 2018
Those Chiefs are a lotta fun.
Speaking of the hook-&-ladder, here's one of the vintage variety:
That one remains the gold standard.