The Kansas City Chiefs’ offense has spent a lot of time this week working on the deep ball and up to this point, quarterback Alex Smith has been right on point.

Despite the fact that the offensive group was going up against the number two defense, the starters on the offensive side of the ball have been coming together like clockwork as far as the passing game is concerned. The majority of the deep balls that were thrown consisted of either posts or deep crossing routes, never the less, the ball hitting the ground has been a rare occasion.

Smith’s arm wasn’t the only area of the passing game turning heads. There have been several spectacular grabs made during the week’s aerial assault by the group of receivers, including Chris Conley, Jeremy Maclin, Albert Wilson, and the crowd’s favorite so far, Tyreek Hill. One of Hill’s catches Monday demonstrated the rookies speed as he burner safety Shak Randolph by at least five yards, giving the fans who attended the practice a reason to stand on their feet.

While Tyreek Hill isn’t projected to see much time on the field as a receiver at this point, Kansas City has huge expectations for him when it comes to their kick and punt return game. Because of his speed and ability to make would be tacklers miss in the open field, the Chief’s coaching staff believes Hill will have game changing abilities with the special teams unit.

During his seven seasons with the Chicago Bears, Dave Toub was able to coach Devin Hester, who leads the NFL in all-time return touchdowns. Now on the Kansas City coaching staff as a special teams coordinator, Toub says that Hill is the fastest player he has ever coached.

After finishing his college career playing football at West Alabama, Hill was selected by the Chiefs in the fifth round of this year’s draft. The rookie has the ability to turn one missed tackle into a touchdown from anywhere on the field. In his last season at West Alabama, Tyreek Hill was able to score four different touchdowns on offense with plays of over 60 yards. It’s almost ridiculous how fast he is on the field with a 40-yard dash time of 4.24.

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Before transferring to Wester Alabama, Tyreek Hill was known as a track star in both junior college and at the University of Oklahoma State where he holds indoor records in both the 60 and 200 meter dashes. Along with what he did on offense, Hill also returned two punts and two kickoffs for touchdowns in 2015.

Regardless of his speed and talent on the field, Hill has a lot of trust to build both with his coaches and the Kansas City fans outside of the game. Hill pled guilty to a domestic abuse charge during a 2014 incident with his girlfriend. While he was given three years of probation by the legal system and some might say he was let off the hook a little easy, the incident led to Hill being dismissed by the Oklahoma State football and track teams.

Tyreek Hill says that he understands why several fans are disappointed in the fact that he has been given the opportunity to play in the NFL, but insist that he has since taken the necessary steps to change his life in order to become not only a better citizen, but a completely different man.

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