Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid Quotes
July 29, 2025
OPENING STATEMENT: “All right, nice warm day today. Listen, our hearts go out to the people in New York, and for, especially the families of people that passed. I mean it’s tragic. And the people at the league office that had to go through all of that, so that’s a bad deal, man. Got to try to keep (the) peace somewhere here, right? Too much of this. Other than that, injuries, Jeff (Jeffrey) Bassa, ankle sprain. Jake Briningstool, hamstring, Deon Bush, hamstring. Kristian Fulton, we talked about (the) knee. Darius Rush, hamstring, Scott, Eric Scott, hamstring. Xavier (Worthy) banged his head. Hollywood (Brown), ankle. (Cooper) McDonald illness, Skyy Moore, hamstring. So, it’s hard work. You’re out here in the heat, and it’s tough, but the guys battle through. I appreciate the tempo they set, and all the energy that they gave. Time’s yours.”
Q: On Josh Simmons and Ashton Gillotte.
REID: “Yeah, you answered it right there. Competitive spirit, man. It’s hot and you get ornery.”
Q: I know you rotate along the offensive line all the time, but with Jaylon Moore getting into the mix at left guard, is he a legitimate name to be a starter?
REID: “He’s (Jaylon Moore) working all three of those spots, really both guards, so he can do either or. We’re just working. We need everybody.”
Q: You mentioned Hollywood Brown; might you be able to elaborate on his ankle and how he seems?
REID: “I haven’t seen him (Hollywood Brown) yet, so they took him up. So, I don’t know right now. I don’t think it’s too bad, but we’ll see.”
Q: When the weather is like this, how does that affect practice for you guys?
REID: “A lot of water breaks. Yeah. Try to get them (to) keep the liquids in.”
Q: What are your overall thoughts on Kingsley Suamataia and how he has been over the last seven practices and three days in pads?
REID: “Yeah, he’s (Kingsley Suamataia) done a nice job. He really battled in there, (he) looks solid. (I) really like what we see. Yeah.”
Q: On Jaylon Moore.
REID: “He’s (Jaylon Moore) a good football player. You know, we just have, we only have five spots, so you gotta try to move people around it and make sure they can do everything here.”
Q: Does he have something Jaylon Moore is better at? Is he better inside or outside?
REID: “Well he’s (Jaylon Moore) only played outside. I’d say he’s better outside; he’s only played outside.”
Q: With the wide receiver room being as young as it is, who have you seen step up and take on that leadership role?
REID: “Yeah, JuJu’s (Smith-Schuster) a leader in there.”
Chiefs Player Quotes
July 29, 2025
OL KINGSLEY SUAMATAIA
Q: Walk us through today’s practice. How was the heat?
SUAMATAIA: “Man, we are just having fun out there. Out here grinding in this hot weather, but we’re all just trying to get better, one percent better every day. Defense and offense were fighting back and forth every day. So, just trying to improve and get each other better.”
Q: This past season in Week 18 you played the guard position. How has that benefited you in this moment?
SUAMATAIA: “Man, it was good. (Offensive Line) Coach (Andy) Heck just wanted to throw me in there and see what I could do. It’s great being able to be physical off the ball, being in that man to man contact right off the ball. Just working at it every day. Like I said, you see Trey (Smith) the best guard and I got the best center (Creed Humphrey) next to me.’ So, I’m trying to be up there with those guys and keep up with them.”
Q: Is there competition at the left guard position?
SUAMATAIA: “Most definitely man, we love to compete across the board. Whether I’m at right guard, right tackle or back at left guard. We’re all just out here trying to compete and put our best foot forward and whoever is going to be there for that job, you know?”
K HARRISON BUTKER
Q: On changes to the kickoff rule.
BUTKER: “Well now, if you hit a touchback – so you hit the ball in the end zone, the return team then or the opposing team now gets to start their drive at the 35-yard line so no one’s happy if the return team gets the ball out to the 35 so basically as a kicker you don’t want to hit a touchback. So, if I can place it in there, have good direction, good hang time on it and let our kickoff team work and hopefully stop them inside the 30 would be great. That’s kind of what my job is, so I gotta avoid hitting it out of bounds, that would put the ball at the 40 and (if) you hit it in the end zone that puts the ball at the 35 and nobody is happy with that. Gotta really hit it in the landing zone.”
Q: The drive behind the being the first player on the field each morning.
BUTKER: “I’m trying to treat practice like a game, so in a game, obviously there is one field, there aren’t practice fields, and in order to kick both directions you have to get to the field early and get your kicks in. So, I try and treat training camp practices like a game. Let me come out to the field that I know I’m going to have team reps on, hit both directions, hit kickoffs both ways and then I’m basically, not relaxing but kind of walking around for an hour which happens in a game. You hit the warmup, you’re done probably an hour before the game and they are kind of just standing, sitting on the bench and then you have to be able to warmup and get ready to go for the live reps, so I’m just trying to treat practice like a game and I think it’s just giving me confidence to know when my warmup’s done I can basically not hit a ball for an hour and a half and go out there and make a kick when I need to.”
Q: On longevity and getting away from collapsing on your knee.
BUTKER: “I think it’s both. So, now hitting 60 balls in practice is a lot easier on my body and I can do it more often and then longevity, I think a whole season will feel a lot easier on my knees. I mean, I’ve had a left ankle and left knee (injury) and just trying to make sure you know, staying healthy and not putting too much pressure on the joints.”
RB BRASHARD SMITH
Q: Is this training camp an eye-opener for you to go through practices like these?
SMITH: “Oh, yeah, for sure (it’s an) eye opener. It’s never – I feel like this is a new experience for sure. College is nothing like it. But I’ll say you just (have) got to grasp on, and you just (have) got to be ahead, too.”
Q: What has it been like to learn the timing that Patrick Mahomes wants when you’re coming out of the backfield?
SMITH: “He’s (Patrick Mahomes) the best quarterback in the league, so it’s just timing. I would say just being quicker, (just being) that one step quicker (and) just having my eyes back. Just being there for him and just being someone there for him.”
Q: What is the most significant lesson you have to learn as an NFL running back?