It seems of particular importance this offseason, too, because of the new faces in the Chiefs’ wide receiver corps. Kansas City signed a pair of veteran playmakers in recent weeks in wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster and Marquez Valdes-Scantling, signaling a transition into what will be a new-look offense in 2022. With that in mind, the gatherings in Texas mean that Mahomes is already developing the critical rapport needed to find success with his new teammates next season.
“First, we want to build those relationships. That’s what has made us so great over these last few years. [Our] team has [always] had the bond and the chemistry to go out there and be who we are,” Mahomes said. “I wanted to get everybody together to meet each other, learn how everyone interacts with each other and to build those friendships…We’re [together] off the field, we’re going to lunch and [we’re] working out, it’s not just throwing. You can build those relationships that way.”
Those intangibles are…