In addition to Reid, a handful of players also spoke with the media via web call after practice concluded.
Here are five takeaways from Sunday's pressers.
1. This has undoubtedly been a unique offseason due to COVID-19 precautions, but despite the lack of in-person activities during the spring and summer, Reid is pleased with the players' mental preparation headed into camp.
The coaches worked with the players virtually throughout the offseason, and now it appears that work is paying off as the guys hit the field.
"We were able to give our players [offseason study materials] over Zoom, and now we're able to work on those things. Then, any additions that we put in, we're able to work on those. The one nice thing about having [the offseason] slowed down a little bit is that you're able to teach - you can walk through it - and now we're able to run through it [at camp]," Reid said. "Eventually, we'll get into pads and there's no lull in the action. There hasn't been that month off where guys have put it aside and then they come back and they're right back into the mix. So, I look at that for right now as a positive thing. Everybody would love to have the offseason, but that's not what it is. So, the positive is that we're getting all that worked in. The guys have been so receptive. You can tell that they payed attention on the Zoom, which can be tough when you're at home and some of these guys have children, so you have the little ones running around and you're kind of juggling that, but their retention has been great and they've been working hard, so we appreciate that."
2. After Reid's presser, quarterback Patrick Mahomes explained what he believes the offense needs to do during this camp in order to be ready to go for the regular season.
"I think you need to take advantage of every single rep you have. If that's in the meeting room, on the field, in practice, in walk throughs or whatever that is, you have to take advantage of knowing that [when] you're not getting those preseason games, practices are going to mean that much more and I think Coach Reid does a good job of that," Mahomes said. "He's going to put us in situations that are going to be game-like situations. He'll try to prepare us for every single situation that we could encounter during a game…So, I'm excited for the opportunity to go out and continue to move forward and get to that next step of getting the pads on and getting to the season."
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