Andy Reid gives progress report on Chiefs second-year WR Josh Gordon – Chiefs Wire

A midseason addition for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2021, Josh Gordon is looking to put his best foot forward in 2022.

A week after Gordons position coach expressed lofty goals for the veteran wide receiver, Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided an update on the progress that hes seen from the one-time NFL receiving yards leader. Last season didnt end as Gordon or the team probably would have liked, but hes looking much more at home in Kansas City this offseason.

You guys were out there, you could see that hes running better, catching better, Reid told reporters on Thursday. Hes working hard at all of this. Hes a good kid and hes smart, so that helps. Thats the way hes approached this whole thing and hes getting reps, so he can get himself back where he wants to be.

What has changed to help get Gordon back to the type of player he once was? Reid echoed what Chiefs WR Joe Bleymaier mentioned a week ago, explaining that he was really getting a feel for himself and playing the game of football after having not played since 2019.

It was kind of getting back in the flow of playing the game, and then youre throwing a whole new offense in the middle of it all, and he has to pick that up, Reid said. And (he) probably has to work himself into playing shape, just get himself back. It seemed like it was moving fast for him but now its kind of slowed down.

It looks like hes doing better after the catch. When he catches the ball, hes able to maneuver around in space. I think hes lost a little bit of weight. He was pretty big when he got here hes a big guy anyways but I think he dropped a little bit of weight there too.

Gordon has made a few key plays during recent OTA practices, including a long touchdown pass thrown by Patrick Mahomes during Thursdays practice. If Gordon can emerge as a playmaker and recapture some of what made him so great early on in his career, it would be a big development for the Kansas City offense in the post-Tyreek Hill era.

For now, its just a matter of Gordon carrying this positive progress over into training camp later this Summer.

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