Getty Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Skyy Moore at the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine.
Most players entering the NFL watch established players in the league to learn from them and implement some of those same things in their own game. That’s why it’s no surprise that Kansas City Chiefs rookie wide receiver Skyy Moore was quick to give out his list of veterans he learns from when asked for it.
“I take from Stefon Diggs, Davante Adams… AB [Antonio Brown], Keenan Allen… right now I’m taking from JuJu [Smith-Schuster], Mecole [Hardman], MVS [Marquez Valdes Scantling],” Moore told SeeHendo in an interview published on June 29.
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As the 54th overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft, Moore is entering the league with a resume that speaks for itself. That’s why being plugged into a potent Chiefs offense has Moore ranked at the top of many of the early Offensive Rookie of the Year rankings.
But that doesn’t mean he’s done learning. He’s not even close to being done.
A hamstring injury kept Moore sidelined for most of Kansas City’s organized team activities (OTAs) this offseason. He did manage to get some reps with the first and second-team offenses during mandatory minicamp.
Although Moore has had a very limited amount of reps with the entire Chiefs squad since being drafted, he was one of the first Kansas City pass-catchers to meet up with quarterback Patrick Mahomes down in Texas this summer. Their time together was shared on Instagram on June 28 by Bobby Stroupe, who is most well-known in Chiefs Kingdom as Mahomes’ personal trainer.
Throwing sessions in Texas are officially underway for #Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and some of his teammates. Here is a little taste shared by @bobbystroupe on Instagram featuring Mahomes throwing to rookie WR Skyy Moore (plus a Shane Buechele cameo).
SeeHendo told Moore later in the interview that he expects Moore to be in the Pro Bowl and Super Bowl during his rookie season. Moore responded by saying, with a big smile on his face, “We gonna be in both of them Bowls.”
Ex-Chiefs RB to Face Former NFL MVP in Boxing Match: Report
Former Chiefs running back Le’Veon Bell is making headlines again, but this time it’s because he’s matching up against another former NFL player in a different sport.
Bell is set to face former NFL running back and future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson in a heavyweight boxing exhibition on July 30 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA, according to Mike Coppinger of ESPN. The exhibition match will be on the undercard for Social Gloves 2, an event in which Youtubers Austin McBroom and AnEsonGib face off in the main event, per ESPN.
Adrian Peterson and Le’Veon Bell have signed contracts for a heavyweight boxing exhibition on July 30 at t.co/jQOG7qPgUR Arena in Los Angeles, sources tell @MikeCoppinger.
Bell’s connection to Chiefs Kingdom comes from the 2020 season in which he played nine regular season games and one playoff game for Kansas City. He then stated after the 2020 season that he would “never” play for head coach Andy Reid again.
Bell Odds-On Favorite to Win Exhibition
Bell, now 30 years old, began taking up boxing as a way to do cardio during his time with the Pittsburgh Steelers. His passion for the sport then grew in 2018 when he stepped away from football for a year.
“I try to find ways to be healthier,” Bell explained to ESPN insider Jeremy Fowler in July of 2018 of why he took up boxing. “I want my body to be in great shape so as the season comes closer you’ll start seeing that form to take shape. [Boxing] is just to help with my cardio and my stamina. It’s a little different than football, and I try to stay off my joints in the offseason as much as possible, still get cardio. Instead of cutting and doing a lot of drills, I’ve been doing a lot of boxing training.”
Bell played in the NFL last season, earning reps in five games for the Baltimore Ravens and three for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. During his eight seasons in the league, Bell has earned three Pro Bowl nods and been named an All-Pro two times.
Peterson, 37, played three games for the Tennessee Titans and one for the Seattle Seahawks last season. He is currently fifth all-time in career rushing yards in the NFL (14,918), per Pro Football Reference. During his 14 years in the NFL, Peterson earned seven Pro Bowl nods and was named an All-Pro four times.
Bell (-180) is the odds-on favorite to beat Peterson (+140), according to BetOnline.