By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. - The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up another year of Training Camp on the Missouri Western campus in St. Joseph today.
Head Coach Andy Reid started out his press conference by thanking St. Joseph and the university.
"We appreciate all their hospitality, what a great job they did taking care of us," Reid tells reporters following practice. "Whether it was the people that were making our beds to the people that were cooking the food to the grounds crew that was taking care of the area here, everybody was just first class and on the ball we appreciate that, makes it a lot easier when we're all pulling in the same direction."
This wraps up the 14th year of Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph.
Reid says he saw a lot of growth from his team through the four weeks at Missouri Western.
"We've added a ton into the last few days up here and the guys have digested it, been able to spit it back, retain it, that's a positive," Reid says. "And then maybe most of all is getting yourself into football shape and kind of ramping up to your first game against the Ravens."
The Chiefs wrapped up a light 10-10-10 practice after just over an hour, welcoming veterans onto the field for Military Appreciation Day.
Entering this year's Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph at Missouri Western, Quarterback Patrick Mahomes had one goal; be better than he was last season.
And as training camp wrapped up today, Mahomes feels like he's taken the steps to do that.
"I've been trying to push the envelope, trying to push the ball downfield, trying to make sure that we stay in that attacking mindset, but at the same time finding that right balance," Mahomes explains. "There's been days where we connected on a lot of deep passes, there's days when we missed them, but that's what this is for, is for us to try and see what we can get away with, try to see what we can do and see what everybody's great at, and I thought we had a great camp like I said."
Kansas City's second preseason game against Detroit is on Saturday. Pregame will be at 2 p.m. with kickoff at 3 p.m. on 96.9, KFIX.