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Chiefs Rookie Jalen Royals Becomes Patrick Mahomes’ Trusted Target

Patrick Mahomes’s feedback in meetings under Andy Reid’s system has accelerated Royals’s development in training camp

Overview

  • Royals has leveraged Mahomes’s in-meeting and sideline feedback to refine his precise route running
  • Andy Reid has publicly noted Mahomes’s growing trust in Royals, commending his strong hands and reliable catches
  • The rookie is earning extra reps in 11-on-11 drills and climbing the depth chart ahead of Rashee Rice and Xavier Worthy
  • Rice remains sidelined rehabbing an LCL tear and is facing a potential six-game suspension
  • Royals’s camp performance has put him in contention for a Week 1 starting role in the Chiefs’ offense