By TOMMY REZAC <a href="https://stjosephpost.com">St. Joseph Post</a>

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — It seemed like an 
ordinary day at Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph Wednesday with sunny,
 clear skies and the team practicing in full pads.

However, the Chiefs ended the day with a longer injury list.

Tight
 end Blake Bell is still out with a hip injury he sustained in 
Saturday's game, and receiver Juju Smith-Schuster missed a second 
straight day with a sore knee.

Early in practice Wednesday, 
defensive tackle Chris Jones left practice due to back soreness. Running
 back Jerick McKinnon missed all of Wednesday due to a hamstring injury 
and receiver Mecole Hardman hurt his groin after landing awkwardly going
 after a ball about halfway through practice.

Hardman walked off under his own power and eventually left the field, riding in the front seat of a cart.

No
 long-term diagnosis on any of these yet, though more should be known 
following Thursday's practice, which will be the last one of training 
camp.

Long snapper James Winchester was gone Wednesday due to 
personal reasons. Punter Tommy Townsend returned after two days away due
 to personal matters. Right tackle Lucas Niang (knee) is still on the 
physically unable to perform list.

Wednesday marked the 16th full 
practice at Chiefs training camp with the 17th and final coming up 
Thursday. The latter half of camp is often called “the dog days.” The 
excitement wears off, guys start to feel sore, the days get long and the
 public focus shifts to preseason and regular season games.

Still, offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has seen the kind of growth that he wants to see right now from his unit.

"Certain
 words are starting to mean something to them," he said. "They're 
starting to understand the techniques and fundamentals that we're 
teaching. It's been fun to watch. Has it been perfect? No, it hasn't 
been perfect, but that's the beauty of training camp. These guys are 
working hard and are accepting coaching."

One of those players 
who's continued to grow is rookie running back Isiah Pacheco. He's 
continued to pop throughout camp, as he snagged a nice wheel route for 
extra yardage during 7-on-7 drills Wednesday.

Bieniemy compliments
 Pacheco's speed, work ethic, effectiveness in the pass game and says 
his pass protection is coming along. There's one skill in particular, 
though that Bieniemy wants Pacheco to hone in on.

"Allowing the 
game to come to him," Bieniemy said of the rookie running back. 
"Learning how to be a patient runner. Understand exactly what's going on
 up front so now he can have a better feel on how to square his 
shoulders up, press it and read it out from there."

L'Jarius
 Sneed and Rashad Fenton are the veterans in the Chiefs' secondary, 
along with safety Justin Reid. Reid is in his fifth year in the NFL, 
Fenton his fourth and Sneed his third.

Maybe sooner than normal, 
Sneed has become a mentor for rookie corners Trent McDuffie, Joshua 
Williams and Jaylen Watson. First-year pros Dicaprio Bootle and Brandin 
Dandridge are also guys competing hard for time, along with several 
others.

"With the young guys coming in, I feel like I'm the 
veteran of the crew," Sneed remarked. "But I've learned a lot from (when
 I was a rookie) to now. From the inside I learned a lot, and I learned a
 lot from the outside with my techniques."

Williams, who's a 
fairly safe bet to make the 53-man active roster at this point, was 
flattered when he heard that Sneed actually looks at Williams for 
certain techniques and pointers.

"Almost any time I'm coming off 
the field, I'm asking (Sneed) how I can do this, and what did he do 
right here," Williams said.&nbsp; "He'll give it to you. He's not one of 
those guys who's in his own little world. He'll come and offer some of 
that wisdom. At the same time, him being humble and knowing how to speak
 to the rookies so we understand it, that's a plus. I love him."

Williams,
 drafted in the fourth round this year out of Fayetteville State, is one
 four players on the Chiefs' roster who came up from Division II college
 football. Another one is Dandridge, who played and graduated from the 
institution that hosts training camp - Missouri Western.

Dandridge
 has been, at the very least, making a case for the practice squad. He 
nearly had an interception in last Saturday's game at Chicago, and had a
 great PBU against Aaron Parker in Tuesday's practice.

Like Sneed, Dandridge is another player who Williams talks to often.

"I
 speak to Dandridge about the playbook and try to get some of his 
skillset," Williams said. "Brandin is a great player. He's versatile. He
 can play on the outside, he can play some of that nickel spot. You 
know, I talk to him about some of the things he expects when he sees 
certain formations or certain looks."

Harrison Butker supports Justin Reid's kicking

Kicker
 Harrison Butker missed Monday's practice due to ankle soreness, but was
 back and at full strength both Tuesday and Wednesday.

He was seen
 giving lead contender for backup kicker, Justin Reid, a hug in 
Saturday's game after Reid knocked through a point after right before 
halftime.

Butker says Reid "has a big leg, but not a lot of 
efficiency." Reid has continued to take a handful of reps placekicking 
in practice, especially Monday when Butker was gone.&nbsp;

One thing is certain - Butker is glad to have another player willing and capable to at least try field goals.

"I'm
 all for it," Butker said gladly. "I'm all for evolving the game and 
pushing the limits. So, to have more people who are enthusiastic about 
being kickers, I'm all for it."

The Chiefs hold their final practice of training camp on Thursday with an early 8:15 a.m. start.

You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660763500245.jpeg" alt="Chris Jones (95) in a blocking drill during training camp. Photo by Tommy Rezac." />
 <figcaption>Chris Jones (95) in a blocking drill during training camp. Photo by Tommy Rezac.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZAC <a href="https://stjosephpost.com">St. Joseph Post</a>ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — It seemed like an 
ordinary day at Chiefs training camp in St. Joseph Wednesday with sunny,
 clear skies and the team practicing in full pads.However, the Chiefs ended the day with a longer injury list.Tight
 end Blake Bell is still out with a hip injury he sustained in 
Saturday's game, and receiver Juju Smith-Schuster missed a second 
straight day with a sore knee.Early in practice Wednesday, 
defensive tackle Chris Jones left practice due to back soreness. Running
 back Jerick McKinnon missed all of Wednesday due to a hamstring injury 
and receiver Mecole Hardman hurt his groin after landing awkwardly going
 after a ball about halfway through practice.Hardman walked off under his own power and eventually left the field, riding in the front seat of a cart.No
 long-term diagnosis on any of these yet, though more should be known 
following Thursday's practice, which will be the last one of training 
camp.Long snapper James Winchester was gone Wednesday due to 
personal reasons. Punter Tommy Townsend returned after two days away due
 to personal matters. Right tackle Lucas Niang (knee) is still on the 
physically unable to perform list.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660764745555.jpeg" alt="Travis Kelce celebrates after scoring a touchdown in 7-on-7." />
 <figcaption>Travis Kelce celebrates after scoring a touchdown in 7-on-7.</figcaption>
 </figure>Wednesday marked the 16th full 
practice at Chiefs training camp with the 17th and final coming up 
Thursday. The latter half of camp is often called “the dog days.” The 
excitement wears off, guys start to feel sore, the days get long and the
 public focus shifts to preseason and regular season games.Still, offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy has seen the kind of growth that he wants to see right now from his unit."Certain
 words are starting to mean something to them," he said. "They're 
starting to understand the techniques and fundamentals that we're 
teaching. It's been fun to watch. Has it been perfect? No, it hasn't 
been perfect, but that's the beauty of training camp. These guys are 
working hard and are accepting coaching."One of those players 
who's continued to grow is rookie running back Isiah Pacheco. He's 
continued to pop throughout camp, as he snagged a nice wheel route for 
extra yardage during 7-on-7 drills Wednesday.Bieniemy compliments
 Pacheco's speed, work ethic, effectiveness in the pass game and says 
his pass protection is coming along. There's one skill in particular, 
though that Bieniemy wants Pacheco to hone in on."Allowing the 
game to come to him," Bieniemy said of the rookie running back. 
"Learning how to be a patient runner. Understand exactly what's going on
 up front so now he can have a better feel on how to square his 
shoulders up, press it and read it out from there."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660764779611.jpeg" alt="Patrick Mahomes (15) looks for Skyy Moore (24) on a short pass." />
 <figcaption>Patrick Mahomes (15) looks for Skyy Moore (24) on a short pass.</figcaption>
 </figure>Cornerbacks learn from each otherL'Jarius
 Sneed and Rashad Fenton are the veterans in the Chiefs' secondary, 
along with safety Justin Reid. Reid is in his fifth year in the NFL, 
Fenton his fourth and Sneed his third.Maybe sooner than normal, 
Sneed has become a mentor for rookie corners Trent McDuffie, Joshua 
Williams and Jaylen Watson. First-year pros Dicaprio Bootle and Brandin 
Dandridge are also guys competing hard for time, along with several 
others."With the young guys coming in, I feel like I'm the 
veteran of the crew," Sneed remarked. "But I've learned a lot from (when
 I was a rookie) to now. From the inside I learned a lot, and I learned a
 lot from the outside with my techniques."Williams, who's a 
fairly safe bet to make the 53-man active roster at this point, was 
flattered when he heard that Sneed actually looks at Williams for 
certain techniques and pointers."Almost any time I'm coming off 
the field, I'm asking (Sneed) how I can do this, and what did he do 
right here," Williams said.&nbsp; "He'll give it to you. He's not one of 
those guys who's in his own little world. He'll come and offer some of 
that wisdom. At the same time, him being humble and knowing how to speak
 to the rookies so we understand it, that's a plus. I love him."Williams,
 drafted in the fourth round this year out of Fayetteville State, is one
 four players on the Chiefs' roster who came up from Division II college
 football. Another one is Dandridge, who played and graduated from the 
institution that hosts training camp - Missouri Western.Dandridge
 has been, at the very least, making a case for the practice squad. He 
nearly had an interception in last Saturday's game at Chicago, and had a
 great PBU against Aaron Parker in Tuesday's practice.Like Sneed, Dandridge is another player who Williams talks to often."I
 speak to Dandridge about the playbook and try to get some of his 
skillset," Williams said. "Brandin is a great player. He's versatile. He
 can play on the outside, he can play some of that nickel spot. You 
know, I talk to him about some of the things he expects when he sees 
certain formations or certain looks."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660764701799.jpeg" alt="Isia Pacheco (left, red) goes up for a catch." />
 <figcaption>Isia Pacheco (left, red) goes up for a catch.</figcaption>
 </figure>Harrison Butker supports Justin Reid's kickingKicker
 Harrison Butker missed Monday's practice due to ankle soreness, but was
 back and at full strength both Tuesday and Wednesday.He was seen
 giving lead contender for backup kicker, Justin Reid, a hug in 
Saturday's game after Reid knocked through a point after right before 
halftime.Butker says Reid "has a big leg, but not a lot of 
efficiency." Reid has continued to take a handful of reps placekicking 
in practice, especially Monday when Butker was gone.&nbsp;One thing is certain - Butker is glad to have another player willing and capable to at least try field goals."I'm
 all for it," Butker said gladly. "I'm all for evolving the game and 
pushing the limits. So, to have more people who are enthusiastic about 
being kickers, I'm all for it."The Chiefs hold their final practice of training camp on Thursday with an early 8:15 a.m. start.You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

🏈 Injury alert: Key Chiefs leave camp practice early Wednesday

By Ryan Lackey - Associate Athletics Director for Communication

MANHATTAN, Kansas&nbsp;–&nbsp;Following a two-year hiatus, K-State football fans are welcome back to meet and get autographs from their favorite Wildcats as the program will hold a “Meet the Cats” autograph session on Saturday, August 27, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the concourse of Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Parking is available on the west side of the stadium, and fans can enter through Gate B for the autograph session. Those seeking autographs are asked to limit the number of items to one per person and encouraged to provide their own item to be signed. The K-State Super Store at the Stadium on the west side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be open for the event.

Fans are encouraged to make it a full Wildcat Saturday as the K-State volleyball team hosts Florida A&amp;M in the K-State Invitational at 12:30 p.m. that day inside Bramlage Coliseum.

The West Stadium Center ticket office will be open during the event for fans wishing to purchase single-game tickets. Tickets remain for all seven home games, including the home opener against South Dakota on Saturday, September 3, at 6 p.m., inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.

Those who are unable to attend the autograph session can still order tickets online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kstatesports.com/tickets" target="_blank">www.kstatesports.com/tickets</a>&nbsp;or by phone at 1-800-221-CATS.

By Ryan Lackey - Associate Athletics Director for CommunicationMANHATTAN, Kansas&nbsp;–&nbsp;Following a two-year hiatus, K-State football fans are welcome back to meet and get autographs from their favorite Wildcats as the program will hold a “Meet the Cats” autograph session on Saturday, August 27, from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m. on the concourse of Bill Snyder Family Stadium.Parking is available on the west side of the stadium, and fans can enter through Gate B for the autograph session. Those seeking autographs are asked to limit the number of items to one per person and encouraged to provide their own item to be signed. The K-State Super Store at the Stadium on the west side of Bill Snyder Family Stadium will be open for the event.Fans are encouraged to make it a full Wildcat Saturday as the K-State volleyball team hosts Florida A&amp;M in the K-State Invitational at 12:30 p.m. that day inside Bramlage Coliseum.The West Stadium Center ticket office will be open during the event for fans wishing to purchase single-game tickets. Tickets remain for all seven home games, including the home opener against South Dakota on Saturday, September 3, at 6 p.m., inside Bill Snyder Family Stadium.Those who are unable to attend the autograph session can still order tickets online at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.kstatesports.com/tickets" target="_blank">www.kstatesports.com/tickets</a>&nbsp;or by phone at 1-800-221-CATS.

Meet the Cats Autograph Session Set for August 27

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There’s no question about Tampa Bay’s plans for Kyle Trask for this season.

If Tom Brady remains healthy, and the Buccaneers are anywhere near as successful as they think they can be, the third-string quarterback likely won’t play a down for the second straight year.

That’s why it’s important for the defending NFC South champions to learn as much as possible this preseason about the 2020 second-round draft pick’s potential to develop into an eventual successor to the 45-year-old Brady.

He threw for 258 yards and led two touchdown drives in a 26-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night. There were some growing pains, too, with Trask throwing an interception and losing a fumble that was returned for a TD.

“Overall, I thought he played well,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles said.

Miami third-stringer Skylar Thompson played well in spurts, too, throwing for 218 yards and one TD in Mike McDaniel’s debut as the Dolphins’ coach.

Jason Sanders kicked four field goals, including a 53-yarder that put Miami ahead for good with just under seven minutes remaining.

Trask drove the Bucs into position to potentially win the game, but Jose Borregales’ 49-yard field goal attempt hit the right upright and bounced away as time expired.

“I just tried to stay calm,” Trask said. “We pushed the ball down the field and gave ourselves a chance.”

With Brady taking what Bowles described as a pre-planned break from training camp for personal reasons, Trask and No. 2 quarterback Blaine Gabbert shared playing time against the Dolphins.

Most of the starters from both teams, including Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and key offseason acquisition Tyreek Hill, had the night off after the clubs scrimmaged against each other for two days earlier in the week.

The Bucs announced Thursday that Brady, who practiced the previous day against the Dolphins, will not rejoin the team until after next weekend’s preseason game at Tennessee.

Gabbert, a 12th-year pro who backed up Brady the past two seasons, started Saturday night and worked two series. His 23-yard touchdown pass to Jaelon Darden gave the Bucs an early lead. Trask extended it by completing five of six passes for 67 yards on a long drive Ke’Shawn Vaughn finished with a 1-yard scoring run.

Trask followed that up with a pair of costly turnovers: an interception on an ill-advised pass intended for rookie running back Rachaad White, and a fumble that Miami linebacker Sam Eguavoen returned 32 yards for a second-quarter TD.

The Dolphins also converted the interception into points, with Thompson tossing a 22-yard TD pass to Lynn Bowden Jr.

Thompson played the entire game, finishing 20 of 28 passing with no interceptions.

Trask played the final three quarters for Tampa Bay, going 25 of 33 for 258 yards, one interception and one touchdown.

The 24-year-old was inactive for every game during the regular season and playoffs a year ago, but benefited greatly by watching how Brady prepares for games in practice and executes the offensive plan on game days.

It’s a role Trask has been familiar with since his days at Manvel High School in Texas, where he once played behind future University of Houston and Miami quarterback D’Eriq King. He was also rode the bench at Florida for three years before an injury to Feleipe Franks created an opportunity with the Gators.

The only Tampa Bay player listed as a starter on the depth chart who played was Aaron Stinnie, who’s competing for the left guard opening created by Ali Marpet’s retirement. The rest of the offensive line rested, as did receivers Mike Evans, Russell Gage and Julio Jones, running back Leonard Fournette and defensive stalwarts Lavonte David, Devin White, Shaquil Barrett, Vita Vea, Akiem Hicks, Carlton Davis, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Antoine Winfield, Jr.

Several key Dolphins joined Tagovailoa and Hill in sitting out, including receiver Jaylen Waddle, running backs Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert, defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, cornerback Xavien Howard and safety Jevon Holland.

Dolphins: Host the Las Vegas Raiders next Saturday.

Buccaneers: Travel to Nashville next week for a pair of joint practices ahead of facing the Titans on Saturday.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660504686454.png" alt="Miami third-stringer and former K-State QB Skylar Thompson played well&nbsp; throwing for 218 yards and one TD in Mike McDaniel’s debut as the Dolphins’ coach.-photo courtesy Miami Dolphins" />
 <figcaption>Miami third-stringer and former K-State QB Skylar Thompson played well&nbsp; throwing for 218 yards and one TD in Mike McDaniel’s debut as the Dolphins’ coach.-photo courtesy Miami Dolphins</figcaption>
 </figure>TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — There’s no question about Tampa Bay’s plans for Kyle Trask for this season.If Tom Brady remains healthy, and the Buccaneers are anywhere near as successful as they think they can be, the third-string quarterback likely won’t play a down for the second straight year.That’s why it’s important for the defending NFC South champions to learn as much as possible this preseason about the 2020 second-round draft pick’s potential to develop into an eventual successor to the 45-year-old Brady.He threw for 258 yards and led two touchdown drives in a 26-24 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Saturday night. There were some growing pains, too, with Trask throwing an interception and losing a fumble that was returned for a TD.“Overall, I thought he played well,” Bucs coach Todd Bowles said.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">.<a href="https://twitter.com/skylarjthompson?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@skylarjthompson</a> to <a href="https://twitter.com/LynnBowden_1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@LynnBowden_1</a> for 6️⃣!! 📺: Watch <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MIAvsTB?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#MIAvsTB</a> on <a href="https://twitter.com/CBSMiami?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@CBSMiami</a> <a href="https://t.co/aSZswsmas0">pic.twitter.com/aSZswsmas0</a>&mdash; Miami Dolphins (@MiamiDolphins) <a href="https://twitter.com/MiamiDolphins/status/1558614330958020611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 14, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Miami third-stringer Skylar Thompson played well in spurts, too, throwing for 218 yards and one TD in Mike McDaniel’s debut as the Dolphins’ coach.Jason Sanders kicked four field goals, including a 53-yarder that put Miami ahead for good with just under seven minutes remaining.Trask drove the Bucs into position to potentially win the game, but Jose Borregales’ 49-yard field goal attempt hit the right upright and bounced away as time expired.“I just tried to stay calm,” Trask said. “We pushed the ball down the field and gave ourselves a chance.”With Brady taking what Bowles described as a pre-planned break from training camp for personal reasons, Trask and No. 2 quarterback Blaine Gabbert shared playing time against the Dolphins.Most of the starters from both teams, including Miami quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and key offseason acquisition Tyreek Hill, had the night off after the clubs scrimmaged against each other for two days earlier in the week.The Bucs announced Thursday that Brady, who practiced the previous day against the Dolphins, will not rejoin the team until after next weekend’s preseason game at Tennessee.Gabbert, a 12th-year pro who backed up Brady the past two seasons, started Saturday night and worked two series. His 23-yard touchdown pass to Jaelon Darden gave the Bucs an early lead. Trask extended it by completing five of six passes for 67 yards on a long drive Ke’Shawn Vaughn finished with a 1-yard scoring run.Trask followed that up with a pair of costly turnovers: an interception on an ill-advised pass intended for rookie running back Rachaad White, and a fumble that Miami linebacker Sam Eguavoen returned 32 yards for a second-quarter TD.The Dolphins also converted the interception into points, with Thompson tossing a 22-yard TD pass to Lynn Bowden Jr.Thompson played the entire game, finishing 20 of 28 passing with no interceptions.Trask played the final three quarters for Tampa Bay, going 25 of 33 for 258 yards, one interception and one touchdown.The 24-year-old was inactive for every game during the regular season and playoffs a year ago, but benefited greatly by watching how Brady prepares for games in practice and executes the offensive plan on game days.It’s a role Trask has been familiar with since his days at Manvel High School in Texas, where he once played behind future University of Houston and Miami quarterback D’Eriq King. He was also rode the bench at Florida for three years before an injury to Feleipe Franks created an opportunity with the Gators.STARTERS RESTThe only Tampa Bay player listed as a starter on the depth chart who played was Aaron Stinnie, who’s competing for the left guard opening created by Ali Marpet’s retirement. The rest of the offensive line rested, as did receivers Mike Evans, Russell Gage and Julio Jones, running back Leonard Fournette and defensive stalwarts Lavonte David, Devin White, Shaquil Barrett, Vita Vea, Akiem Hicks, Carlton Davis, Sean Murphy-Bunting and Antoine Winfield, Jr.Several key Dolphins joined Tagovailoa and Hill in sitting out, including receiver Jaylen Waddle, running backs Chase Edmonds and Raheem Mostert, defensive tackle Christian Wilkins, cornerback Xavien Howard and safety Jevon Holland.UP NEXTDolphins: Host the Las Vegas Raiders next Saturday.Buccaneers: Travel to Nashville next week for a pair of joint practices ahead of facing the Titans on Saturday.

Former Wildcat throws for 218 yards in NFL preseason debut 

By TOMMY REZAC St. Joseph Post

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Brandin Dandridge had a legendary career while wearing a Missouri Western uniform.

A
 three-time all-MIAA selection, including first-team as a returner in 
2018, Dandridge left St. Joseph for a professional career in the 
Canadian Football League.

He was signed by the Ottawa 
Redblacks in 2019 - only for his first scheduled season in 2020 to be 
canceled due to COVID-19. In 2021, he was signed to the practice roster,
 released, landed back on the practice roster and was elevated to the 
active roster last September.

He made the most of that chance, playing the final eight games of the season, nabbing four interceptions and 12 tackles.

That
 led to a tryout invite in February from the Kansas City Chiefs. That, 
eventually, landed him back on the Missouri Western campus - in a Chiefs
 uniform at training camp.

"Dream come true, man," Dandridge said 
of the experience. "I've just been soaking up every day, trying to get 
better. Enjoying the opportunity. Blessed. Blessed to be here. Just very
 thankful."

Dandridge has mostly worked with third and fourth-team
 defense in camp, as well as contributing on special teams. He's stood 
shoulder-to-shoulder with supreme talent in the Chiefs' cornerback room.

Rashad
 Fenton and L'Jarius Sneed are returning veteran starters at that 
position, while rookies Trent McDuffie and Joshua Williams have turned 
heads throughout camp as well.

It seems like a daunting task going against such talent, but Dandridge has embraced it.

"Man,
 it's been a huge blessing," he continued. "We're very competitive every
 single day. I know you see it. We're going to bring that every day in 
practice and every game."

Dandridge is currently one of four 
Missouri Western Griffons in the NFL, along with safety Jonathan Owens 
(Houston), kicker Greg Zuerlein (Dallas) and corner <a href="https://stjosephpost.com/posts/c5ce9af5-88d2-4cca-bde8-2fc9a45a6643">Sam Webb, who just signed as an undrafted free agent</a> with Las Vegas in April.

The
 two stay in contact as best they can. Both from the Kansas City area, 
Webb and Dandridge were teammates at Missouri Western from 2016-2018, 
and were both all-MIAA defensive backs during the 2018 season.

"(Sam
 and I) talk as much as we can," Dandridge said. "He's busy, I'm busy. 
So, we try and communicate as much as we can. I'm proud of him. I 
started with him at Missouri Western. Two or three years. That's my 
brother right there. I got nothing but love for him."

Being back on campus has sparked memories for Dandridge. As has being back in the Griffons' locker room.

Missouri
 Western football just started their fall camp this past Monday. Matt 
Williamson, hired as the Griffons' head coach in Dandridge's junior 
season, invited his former player to speak with the 2022 Griffons on 
Wednesday night.

"It was fun to just, you know, jump back into 
that atmosphere again," Dandridge said. "Biggest message I gave them 
was...it's mainly a lot of young guys, just 'don't leave there with no 
regrets. Put everything you got into it. Use all of your resources that 
you got there and don't leave no regrets when you're a senior, because 
time flies.'"

Saturday is a big day for Dandridge and every young 
newcomer on the Chiefs' roster. Kansas City opens its preseason schedule
 at Chicago - just three days before NFL teams cut their active roster 
down from 90 to 85 players.

It'll go from 85 to 80 on August 23 with the final 53-man list being decided August 30.

Dandridge is aware of this, but isn't preoccupied with it. Instead, he's just excited to be playing in his first NFL game.

"Man,
 I'm just excited to go play football at the end of the day," he said. 
"First game of the season. I'm just ready to go out there and compete."

Training
 camp in St. Joseph wraps up August 18. Dandridge will then head back to
 Kansas City with the team. He was born and raised in Des Moines, moved 
to Lee's Summit in seventh grade and graduated from Blue Springs South 
High School in 2014.

Being signed by the Chiefs this year has 
turned into a second homecoming of sorts for Dandridge, who's been able 
to reconnect with family since being back. And you can be sure, his 
family is ready for this football season.

"You know, they're all 
excited and ready to come to games and watch us play," Dandridge said. 
"It's been real fun. Real humbling. Just blessed and ready to play 
ball."

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660334578023.jpeg" alt="Former Missouri Western Griffon and now Kansas City Chief Brandin Dandridge makes his way to a training camp practice in St. Joseph. Photo by Tommy Rezac." />
 <figcaption>Former Missouri Western Griffon and now Kansas City Chief Brandin Dandridge makes his way to a training camp practice in St. Joseph. Photo by Tommy Rezac.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZAC St. Joseph PostST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Brandin Dandridge had a legendary career while wearing a Missouri Western uniform.A
 three-time all-MIAA selection, including first-team as a returner in 
2018, Dandridge left St. Joseph for a professional career in the 
Canadian Football League.He was signed by the Ottawa 
Redblacks in 2019 - only for his first scheduled season in 2020 to be 
canceled due to COVID-19. In 2021, he was signed to the practice roster,
 released, landed back on the practice roster and was elevated to the 
active roster last September.He made the most of that chance, playing the final eight games of the season, nabbing four interceptions and 12 tackles.That
 led to a tryout invite in February from the Kansas City Chiefs. That, 
eventually, landed him back on the Missouri Western campus - in a Chiefs
 uniform at training camp."Dream come true, man," Dandridge said 
of the experience. "I've just been soaking up every day, trying to get 
better. Enjoying the opportunity. Blessed. Blessed to be here. Just very
 thankful."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660334653594.jpeg" alt="Brandin Dandridge (34) on the field during Chiefs training camp. Photo by Tommy Rezac" />
 <figcaption>Brandin Dandridge (34) on the field during Chiefs training camp. Photo by Tommy Rezac</figcaption>
 </figure>Dandridge has mostly worked with third and fourth-team
 defense in camp, as well as contributing on special teams. He's stood 
shoulder-to-shoulder with supreme talent in the Chiefs' cornerback room.Rashad
 Fenton and L'Jarius Sneed are returning veteran starters at that 
position, while rookies Trent McDuffie and Joshua Williams have turned 
heads throughout camp as well.It seems like a daunting task going against such talent, but Dandridge has embraced it."Man,
 it's been a huge blessing," he continued. "We're very competitive every
 single day. I know you see it. We're going to bring that every day in 
practice and every game."<div><iframe src="https://anchor.fm/tommy-rezac/embed/episodes/Former-Griffon-and-now-Chief-Brandin-Dandridge-e1mdl0b" height="102px" width="400px" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe></div>Dandridge is currently one of four 
Missouri Western Griffons in the NFL, along with safety Jonathan Owens 
(Houston), kicker Greg Zuerlein (Dallas) and corner <a href="https://stjosephpost.com/posts/c5ce9af5-88d2-4cca-bde8-2fc9a45a6643">Sam Webb, who just signed as an undrafted free agent</a> with Las Vegas in April.The
 two stay in contact as best they can. Both from the Kansas City area, 
Webb and Dandridge were teammates at Missouri Western from 2016-2018, 
and were both all-MIAA defensive backs during the 2018 season."(Sam
 and I) talk as much as we can," Dandridge said. "He's busy, I'm busy. 
So, we try and communicate as much as we can. I'm proud of him. I 
started with him at Missouri Western. Two or three years. That's my 
brother right there. I got nothing but love for him."Being back on campus has sparked memories for Dandridge. As has being back in the Griffons' locker room.Missouri
 Western football just started their fall camp this past Monday. Matt 
Williamson, hired as the Griffons' head coach in Dandridge's junior 
season, invited his former player to speak with the 2022 Griffons on 
Wednesday night."It was fun to just, you know, jump back into 
that atmosphere again," Dandridge said. "Biggest message I gave them 
was...it's mainly a lot of young guys, just 'don't leave there with no 
regrets. Put everything you got into it. Use all of your resources that 
you got there and don't leave no regrets when you're a senior, because 
time flies.'"Saturday is a big day for Dandridge and every young 
newcomer on the Chiefs' roster. Kansas City opens its preseason schedule
 at Chicago - just three days before NFL teams cut their active roster 
down from 90 to 85 players.It'll go from 85 to 80 on August 23 with the final 53-man list being decided August 30.Dandridge is aware of this, but isn't preoccupied with it. Instead, he's just excited to be playing in his first NFL game."Man,
 I'm just excited to go play football at the end of the day," he said. 
"First game of the season. I'm just ready to go out there and compete."Training
 camp in St. Joseph wraps up August 18. Dandridge will then head back to
 Kansas City with the team. He was born and raised in Des Moines, moved 
to Lee's Summit in seventh grade and graduated from Blue Springs South 
High School in 2014.Being signed by the Chiefs this year has 
turned into a second homecoming of sorts for Dandridge, who's been able 
to reconnect with family since being back. And you can be sure, his 
family is ready for this football season."You know, they're all 
excited and ready to come to games and watch us play," Dandridge said. 
"It's been real fun. Real humbling. Just blessed and ready to play 
ball."

🎙 🏈 Chiefs' Dandridge returns to St. Joseph to fulfill a dream

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke worked out of trouble to hold Chicago scoreless into the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Dylan Cease and the White Sox 5-3. 

Greinke allowed nine hits but didn’t walk a batter, striking out five while throwing 95 pitches in 6 1/3 innings. Vinnie Pasquantino homered and Nicky Lopez had a two-run single for the Royals, who won back-to-back four-game series for the first time since Aug. 11-18, 2014. 

Kansas City took three of four from visiting Boston before doing the same to Chicago. Cease allowed three hits and one run in six innings as his ERA dropped to 1.96.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Zack Greinke worked out of trouble to hold Chicago scoreless into the seventh inning, and the Kansas City Royals beat Dylan Cease and the White Sox 5-3. Greinke allowed nine hits but didn’t walk a batter, striking out five while throwing 95 pitches in 6 1/3 innings. Vinnie Pasquantino homered and Nicky Lopez had a two-run single for the Royals, who won back-to-back four-game series for the first time since Aug. 11-18, 2014. Kansas City took three of four from visiting Boston before doing the same to Chicago. Cease allowed three hits and one run in six innings as his ERA dropped to 1.96.

Greinke leads the Royals past the White Sox

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes will start the Kansas City Chiefs' preseason opener in Chicago on Saturday, bucking a trend across the NFL of coaches sitting their starting quarterbacks for the first of their three exhibition games.

Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Thursday he would stick to his usual routine of having each of the four quarterbacks in camp play for a quarter of the preseason opener. And while he acknowledged the number of snaps could change based on the way the game is going, Reid thinks it's important for everybody — stars and backups alike — to get onto the field.

“I think it's good to get the juices going, get yourself out there, even if it's a limited amount of plays,” Reid said after the Chiefs wrapped up Thursday's practice at Missouri Western State University.

“I'm not saying it's wrong what others are doing,” Reid said. “That's just where I'm at.”

The Raiders sat Derek Carr and the Jaguars played without Trevor Lawrence in last week's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jacksonville-jaguars-las-vegas-raiders-nfl-sports-1ef4e7063afad61d250458a4e6e0b08c">Hall of Fame Game</a>, though that's typical given the game occurs a week earlier than the rest of the preseason openers. But plenty of teams are choosing to sit their starting quarterbacks this week, too, rather than risk an injury by subjecting them to unnecessary hits.

The Patriots planned to sit Mac Jones for their preseason opener against the Giants on Thursday night, when the Ravens were expected to have Lamar Jackson wearing a headset rather than a helmet for their game against the Titans.

Others sitting out include the Cowboys' Dak Prescott, Bills starter Josh Allen and the Buccaneers' Tom Brady, who is beginning an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tampa-bay-buccaneers-miami-dolphins-nfl-sports-tennessee-846087570533336023542114148dcd1c">11-day absence to deal with “personal things.”</a>&nbsp;Aaron Rodgers also is unlikely to play for the Packers given that the four-time and reigning league MVP has not played in a preseason game for Green Bay since 2018.

“I like to get in there and get hit like, on time,” said Mahomes, who has played the preseason opener every season but 2020, when there wasn't any because of the pandemic. “Once you get hit one time, you see what it is. Then you're good to go."

Mahomes threw only two passes in last year's preseason opener against San Francisco before giving way to backup Chad Henne and the rest of the Kansas City quarterbacks. Mahomes had more extensive time in the second and third games.

When there was a four-game preseason schedule, he usually played the first three before sitting out the finale.

“It'll be good this time to get in there with the new group of receivers we have, all the new running backs, and show how we do it in the game,” Mahomes said. “We're doing it here in practice but we want to show how we do it in the game.”

Reid said his quarterbacks will be accompanied by their respective line on the depth chart, meaning Mahomes will play with the starting offense before Henne takes over with the backups. Shane Buechele and Dustin Crum will finish things out.

“It's definitely about getting into rhythm. It's getting into the game, seeing how the clock is running — everything in the game speeds up,” Mahomes explained. “So the guys need to think, execute, show off their talent. It's going to be important to be in the game and see how all these guys do.”

As much as Mahomes wants to see how new wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and second-round pick Skyy Moore fare on Saturday, most of the attention will be on the revamped defense.

First-round pick Trent McDuffie is expected to start at cornerback along with Justin Reid, who arrived from Houston in free agency. The Chiefs also expect to give plenty of work to another first-round pick, defensive end George Karlaftis, along with rookie defensive backs Joshua Williams, Jaylen Watson and Bryan Cook.

“It's bare-bones football,” Justin Reid said, when asked what to expect when the playbook is condensed and the game plan largely nonexistent. “We know what you're going to do. You know what we're going to do. Let's line up and do it. It's a test of wills. This is about giving guys a chance to show what they got.”

NOTES: DE Frank Clark missed practice with an illness. DB Zayne Anderson (shoulder), WR Greg Jennings and OT Lucas Niang (knee) also remained out. WR Omar Bayless left early when his lower back tightened up. ... TE Jody Fortson returned after hurting his quad earlier in camp. The plan is to slowly get him up to speed. ... Andy Reid said he's looking forward to getting DT Danny Shelton in camp after the Chiefs agreed to a contract with him this week. The 345-pound Shelton has not been added to the official roster yet. “I think we'll get a lot out of him,” Reid said. “He's a big guy. There'll be a lot of him here.”

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes will start the Kansas City Chiefs' preseason opener in Chicago on Saturday, bucking a trend across the NFL of coaches sitting their starting quarterbacks for the first of their three exhibition games.Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Thursday he would stick to his usual routine of having each of the four quarterbacks in camp play for a quarter of the preseason opener. And while he acknowledged the number of snaps could change based on the way the game is going, Reid thinks it's important for everybody — stars and backups alike — to get onto the field.“I think it's good to get the juices going, get yourself out there, even if it's a limited amount of plays,” Reid said after the Chiefs wrapped up Thursday's practice at Missouri Western State University.“I'm not saying it's wrong what others are doing,” Reid said. “That's just where I'm at.”The Raiders sat Derek Carr and the Jaguars played without Trevor Lawrence in last week's&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/jacksonville-jaguars-las-vegas-raiders-nfl-sports-1ef4e7063afad61d250458a4e6e0b08c">Hall of Fame Game</a>, though that's typical given the game occurs a week earlier than the rest of the preseason openers. But plenty of teams are choosing to sit their starting quarterbacks this week, too, rather than risk an injury by subjecting them to unnecessary hits.The Patriots planned to sit Mac Jones for their preseason opener against the Giants on Thursday night, when the Ravens were expected to have Lamar Jackson wearing a headset rather than a helmet for their game against the Titans.Others sitting out include the Cowboys' Dak Prescott, Bills starter Josh Allen and the Buccaneers' Tom Brady, who is beginning an&nbsp;<a href="https://apnews.com/article/tampa-bay-buccaneers-miami-dolphins-nfl-sports-tennessee-846087570533336023542114148dcd1c">11-day absence to deal with “personal things.”</a>&nbsp;Aaron Rodgers also is unlikely to play for the Packers given that the four-time and reigning league MVP has not played in a preseason game for Green Bay since 2018.“I like to get in there and get hit like, on time,” said Mahomes, who has played the preseason opener every season but 2020, when there wasn't any because of the pandemic. “Once you get hit one time, you see what it is. Then you're good to go."Mahomes threw only two passes in last year's preseason opener against San Francisco before giving way to backup Chad Henne and the rest of the Kansas City quarterbacks. Mahomes had more extensive time in the second and third games.When there was a four-game preseason schedule, he usually played the first three before sitting out the finale.“It'll be good this time to get in there with the new group of receivers we have, all the new running backs, and show how we do it in the game,” Mahomes said. “We're doing it here in practice but we want to show how we do it in the game.”Reid said his quarterbacks will be accompanied by their respective line on the depth chart, meaning Mahomes will play with the starting offense before Henne takes over with the backups. Shane Buechele and Dustin Crum will finish things out.“It's definitely about getting into rhythm. It's getting into the game, seeing how the clock is running — everything in the game speeds up,” Mahomes explained. “So the guys need to think, execute, show off their talent. It's going to be important to be in the game and see how all these guys do.”As much as Mahomes wants to see how new wide receivers JuJu Smith-Schuster, Marquez Valdes-Scantling and second-round pick Skyy Moore fare on Saturday, most of the attention will be on the revamped defense.First-round pick Trent McDuffie is expected to start at cornerback along with Justin Reid, who arrived from Houston in free agency. The Chiefs also expect to give plenty of work to another first-round pick, defensive end George Karlaftis, along with rookie defensive backs Joshua Williams, Jaylen Watson and Bryan Cook.“It's bare-bones football,” Justin Reid said, when asked what to expect when the playbook is condensed and the game plan largely nonexistent. “We know what you're going to do. You know what we're going to do. Let's line up and do it. It's a test of wills. This is about giving guys a chance to show what they got.”NOTES: DE Frank Clark missed practice with an illness. DB Zayne Anderson (shoulder), WR Greg Jennings and OT Lucas Niang (knee) also remained out. WR Omar Bayless left early when his lower back tightened up. ... TE Jody Fortson returned after hurting his quad earlier in camp. The plan is to slowly get him up to speed. ... Andy Reid said he's looking forward to getting DT Danny Shelton in camp after the Chiefs agreed to a contract with him this week. The 345-pound Shelton has not been added to the official roster yet. “I think we'll get a lot out of him,” Reid said. “He's a big guy. There'll be a lot of him here.”

🏈Chiefs' Mahomes to buck NFL trend, play preseason opener

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Thursday marked the final Chiefs training camp practice before the first preseason game at Chicago this Saturday.

Thursday
 was the 13th camp practice, lasting for just over two hours, as the 
team practiced in full pads on a warm, but not unbearable morning.

Head
 coach Andy Reid confirmed that each quarterback will play one quarter. 
So, it's safe to assume most of the starters won't play much, if at all,
 after the first quarter.

Reid says preseason serves several purposes - mainly getting the 
starters reacclimated and letting newer players prove their worth.

"There's
 a balance there with letting the ones (starters) get a little bit of 
work," Reid said. "The guys that are going to play in the game, and 
still have the competition at certain positions, and most of all, get 
the young guys a look."

Patrick Mahomes has gone through an NFL 
preseason five times already. He says that first hit you take from an 
opponent usually gets you in the right mindset.

"I like to get hit
 like one time," Mahomes said. "Once you get hit one time, you kind of 
see what it's like to get hit again as a quarterback. I feel like after 
that, you're good to go. It'll be good to get in there with the new 
group of receivers we have, all of the running backs and show how we do 
it in the game."

It's becoming more of a possibility that Ronald Jones may not make the 53-man roster.

Jones
 took reps with the fourth-team offense Thursday, with Clyde 
Edwards-Helaire, Jerick McKinnon and Isiah Pacheco rotating in on 
first-team.

Jones, a fifth-year pro signed in free agency by the 
Chiefs in March, had over 2,800 all-purpose yards and 19 total 
touchdowns in four seasons at Tampa Bay. So, it's a little hard to 
believe he'll be on the outside looking in.

As for Pacheco, a 
rookie and seventh-round draft pick out of Rutgers, Mahomes, when asked 
about Pacheco specifically, says he's impressed with what Pacheco has 
brought to the table.

"(Pacheco) has all of the physical tools," 
Mahomes said. "He's been mentally great at practice. So, it'll be 
exciting to see him in the game where you get to go out there and make 
stuff happen."

Justin Reid - not the starting kicker

While
 Reid is expected to make a significant impact as a starting safety this
 season, many have wondered about his starting kicking abilities after 
he drilled a 65-yard field goal at the end of Sunday's practice.

He
 then shanked one bad from about 52 yards out on Tuesday. Reid, mostly 
jokingly clarified, that Harrison Butker is still the go-to place 
kicker.

"I know there's a lot of chatter or whatever about kicker 
one," Reid said. "Harrison is obviously kicker one, guys. Put that to 
bed right now. But, if he ever wants a play off, and wants to take a 
break, I got his back."

 Receivers Jody
 Forston and Daurice Fountain, along with defensive tackle Taylor 
Stallworth, were all back to work Thursday. Forston had been out since 
July 30.

 Receiver Omar Bayless left practice early with a lower 
back issue. Frank Clark was absent Thursday due to illness. Zayne 
Anderson (shoulder), Lucas Niang (knee) and Gary Jennings (concussion) 
also didn't practice.

The Chiefs will be back in St. Joseph for practice Monday with camp wrapping up next Thursday.

You can follow Tommy om Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660244285392.jpeg" alt="Stock photo by Tommy Rezac." />
 <figcaption>Stock photo by Tommy Rezac.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZAC St. Joseph PostST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Thursday marked the final Chiefs training camp practice before the first preseason game at Chicago this Saturday.Thursday
 was the 13th camp practice, lasting for just over two hours, as the 
team practiced in full pads on a warm, but not unbearable morning.Head
 coach Andy Reid confirmed that each quarterback will play one quarter. 
So, it's safe to assume most of the starters won't play much, if at all,
 after the first quarter.Reid says preseason serves several purposes - mainly getting the 
starters reacclimated and letting newer players prove their worth."There's
 a balance there with letting the ones (starters) get a little bit of 
work," Reid said. "The guys that are going to play in the game, and 
still have the competition at certain positions, and most of all, get 
the young guys a look."Patrick Mahomes has gone through an NFL 
preseason five times already. He says that first hit you take from an 
opponent usually gets you in the right mindset."I like to get hit
 like one time," Mahomes said. "Once you get hit one time, you kind of 
see what it's like to get hit again as a quarterback. I feel like after 
that, you're good to go. It'll be good to get in there with the new 
group of receivers we have, all of the running backs and show how we do 
it in the game."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660247401782.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Running backsIt's becoming more of a possibility that Ronald Jones may not make the 53-man roster.Jones
 took reps with the fourth-team offense Thursday, with Clyde 
Edwards-Helaire, Jerick McKinnon and Isiah Pacheco rotating in on 
first-team.Jones, a fifth-year pro signed in free agency by the 
Chiefs in March, had over 2,800 all-purpose yards and 19 total 
touchdowns in four seasons at Tampa Bay. So, it's a little hard to 
believe he'll be on the outside looking in.As for Pacheco, a 
rookie and seventh-round draft pick out of Rutgers, Mahomes, when asked 
about Pacheco specifically, says he's impressed with what Pacheco has 
brought to the table."(Pacheco) has all of the physical tools," 
Mahomes said. "He's been mentally great at practice. So, it'll be 
exciting to see him in the game where you get to go out there and make 
stuff happen."Justin Reid - not the starting kickerWhile
 Reid is expected to make a significant impact as a starting safety this
 season, many have wondered about his starting kicking abilities after 
he drilled a 65-yard field goal at the end of Sunday's practice.He
 then shanked one bad from about 52 yards out on Tuesday. Reid, mostly 
jokingly clarified, that Harrison Butker is still the go-to place 
kicker."I know there's a lot of chatter or whatever about kicker 
one," Reid said. "Harrison is obviously kicker one, guys. Put that to 
bed right now. But, if he ever wants a play off, and wants to take a 
break, I got his back."Injury update Receivers Jody
 Forston and Daurice Fountain, along with defensive tackle Taylor 
Stallworth, were all back to work Thursday. Forston had been out since 
July 30. Receiver Omar Bayless left practice early with a lower 
back issue. Frank Clark was absent Thursday due to illness. Zayne 
Anderson (shoulder), Lucas Niang (knee) and Gary Jennings (concussion) 
also didn't practice.The Chiefs will be back in St. Joseph for practice Monday with camp wrapping up next Thursday.You can follow Tommy om Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

🏈 13 practices in, preseason game at Chicago next for Chiefs

By BRENT MARTIN <a href="https://stjosephpost.com">St. Joseph Post</a>

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Missouri Western State University President Elizabeth Kennedy
says Chiefs Training Camp is going well on the St. Joseph campus.

“We have had record crowds,” Kennedy tells host Barry Birr on
the KFEQ Hotline. “In fact, the last couple of camp (days), I understand, the
Chiefs actually sold out. So, we’re talking on the Sunday Family Fun Day, we
had 7,000 tickets that were secured by a guest that came with their families.”

Training camp is back to normal after being canceled two years
ago and being held under coronavirus restrictions last year.

Kennedy says there is a reason the Chiefs cap attendance at
7,000. Kennedy says that, to the Chiefs, it’s all about the fans.

“So, they don’t want a crowd so big that nobody’s going to get
an autograph, nobody’s going to have that unique experience, because every fan
that comes to camp then walks away and has a story and they want, the Chiefs
want, that story to be the best story about their experience and so do we at
Missouri Western.”

Kennedy says the experience this year is in stark contrast to
the last two years.

“I think everyone was kind of holding their breath to say what
is this year going to look like?” Kennedy says. “Now that we kind of have COVID
at least tampered down a bit, it’s been fabulous. It really has been fun.”

Missouri Western wants to continue to be the home of Chiefs
Training Camp. This is the final guaranteed year of the five-year contract
Missouri Western signed with the Chiefs. There are two optional years in the
contract. Kennedy says the university will officially begin negotiations with
the Chiefs about exercising those two optional years in March.

“Which seems like a long way off,” Kennedy says. “But we’ve
already been working behind the scenes to kind of talk about other partners in
our community, because it can’t just be Missouri Western making sure that the
Chiefs understand how important their coming to St. Joseph is.”

Being the home of the Chiefs Training Camp could open other
opportunities for Missouri Western, such as being host to some world-class
soccer.

Kennedy says Missouri Western joined with Kansas City’s bid to
host some of the World Cup games in 2026.

“They’ll be looking for regional training sites and when
Kansas City put in their packet to FIFA about offering this, we also were part
of that application as being willing to host a country - which is kind of
interesting – but a country for a practice area.”

Kansas City is a host site when the World Cup comes to the
United States in 2026.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2020/6/1591814013520.jpeg" alt="" />
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>By BRENT MARTIN <a href="https://stjosephpost.com">St. Joseph Post</a>ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Missouri Western State University President Elizabeth Kennedy
says Chiefs Training Camp is going well on the St. Joseph campus.“We have had record crowds,” Kennedy tells host Barry Birr on
the KFEQ Hotline. “In fact, the last couple of camp (days), I understand, the
Chiefs actually sold out. So, we’re talking on the Sunday Family Fun Day, we
had 7,000 tickets that were secured by a guest that came with their families.”Training camp is back to normal after being canceled two years
ago and being held under coronavirus restrictions last year.Kennedy says there is a reason the Chiefs cap attendance at
7,000. Kennedy says that, to the Chiefs, it’s all about the fans.“So, they don’t want a crowd so big that nobody’s going to get
an autograph, nobody’s going to have that unique experience, because every fan
that comes to camp then walks away and has a story and they want, the Chiefs
want, that story to be the best story about their experience and so do we at
Missouri Western.”Kennedy says the experience this year is in stark contrast to
the last two years.“I think everyone was kind of holding their breath to say what
is this year going to look like?” Kennedy says. “Now that we kind of have COVID
at least tampered down a bit, it’s been fabulous. It really has been fun.”Missouri Western wants to continue to be the home of Chiefs
Training Camp. This is the final guaranteed year of the five-year contract
Missouri Western signed with the Chiefs. There are two optional years in the
contract. Kennedy says the university will officially begin negotiations with
the Chiefs about exercising those two optional years in March.“Which seems like a long way off,” Kennedy says. “But we’ve
already been working behind the scenes to kind of talk about other partners in
our community, because it can’t just be Missouri Western making sure that the
Chiefs understand how important their coming to St. Joseph is.”Being the home of the Chiefs Training Camp could open other
opportunities for Missouri Western, such as being host to some world-class
soccer.Kennedy says Missouri Western joined with Kansas City’s bid to
host some of the World Cup games in 2026.“They’ll be looking for regional training sites and when
Kansas City put in their packet to FIFA about offering this, we also were part
of that application as being willing to host a country - which is kind of
interesting – but a country for a practice area.”Kansas City is a host site when the World Cup comes to the
United States in 2026.

🏈 'Record crowds' at 2022 Chiefs training camp

Kansas City won game three of their series with the Chicago White Sox 8-3 Wednesday night at Kaufman Stadium. The Royals lead the series two games to one.

The teams play the fourth and final game of the series at 1:10 p.m. Thursday. You can hear the contest on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK AM with the pregame show beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Kansas City won game three of their series with the Chicago White Sox 8-3 Wednesday night at Kaufman Stadium. The Royals lead the series two games to one.The teams play the fourth and final game of the series at 1:10 p.m. Thursday. You can hear the contest on 107.9 FM and 1420 KJCK AM with the pregame show beginning at 12:30 p.m.

Royals defeat the White Sox

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lenyn Sosa hit his first major league home run and Yoan Moncada also connected as the Chicago White Sox, minus injured All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson, beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 to split a doubleheader. The Royals won the first game 4-2

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Lenyn Sosa hit his first major league home run and Yoan Moncada also connected as the Chicago White Sox, minus injured All-Star shortstop Tim Anderson, beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2 to split a doubleheader. The Royals won the first game 4-2

Royals and White Sox split a doubleheader

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had ideal conditions for a two-hour, fully padded practice Tuesday.

The
 Chiefs practiced under sunny skies with temperatures right around 70 to
 start the day. The best news of the day for the team was the return of 
corner Rashad Fenton to the practice field.

Fenton 
received shoulder surgery in the offseason and was inactive for OTAs and
 mandatory minicamp, and he was on the physically unable to perform list
 for the first 11 camp practices.

Now that he's back on the field, Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt says Fenton will slowly be reacclimated.

"He'll
 get a couple of the one-on-one (drills) and after that, we'll just 
continue to matriculate into all of the other periods," Merritt said. 
"It's been great having him back and he's been great in the classroom 
for us."

Fenton appeared in 14 games and started eight of them 
last year, recording seven pass deflections and 49 total tackles. He 
joins a stacked room of talent, including rookie corner Trent McDuffie 
and third-year pro L'Jarius Sneed, who Fenton played behind last season.

With
 Charvarius Ward no longer on the team, Fenton will likely play a key 
role in the defensive backfield, but he certainly has competition. 
Rookies Jaylen Watson and Joshua Williams are also competing for time.

Many
 of Andy Reid’s assistants and support staff took to the podium 
following Tuesday’s practice. Back on the staff this year is Matt Nagy -
 senior offensive assistant and quarterbacks coach.

He was 
formerly the offensive coordinator in Kansas City from 2013-2017 and 
then head coach of the Chicago Bears from 2018-2021 before getting fired
 in February.

Being back in KC, Nagy says it’s been great getting 
reacquainted, and he credited Reid, Eric Bieniemy, Patrick Mahomes and 
general manager Brett Veach for the success they’ve had since he’s been 
gone.

"We work together and we help each other out," Nagy said. 
"There's zero egos. It is kind of like riding a bicycle, but at the 
point in time, we're all in this for one reason. Zero egos and we're 
here to win. That's it."

Nagy was brought back to the Chiefs in 
February, filling the shoes of Mike Kafka, who left to be offensive 
coordinator for the Giants.

"The last four years of me not being 
here and what Coach Reid, Veach, Patrick and (Bieniemy) and the rest of 
this group has done is nothing short of amazing," Nagy commented. "We 
had a lot of good times up to that point and now I'm back. I appreciate 
that and it means a lot to me."

The
 Chiefs added 50 new players to their roster this offseason, and those 
newcomers are trying to find their way onto the 53-man active roster.


 Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi is in his 14th year with
 the team. He says camp is always exciting, but he’s eager to see these 
new players get their first in-game experience on Saturday during the 
preseason game in Chicago.

"Excited about this weekend," Borgonzi 
said. "Another exciting opportunity for these guys to come out and 
showcase what they can do and compete. Great opportunity for us to kind 
of evaluate them in game conditions now."

The Chiefs play at the 
Bears this Saturday at noon central - the first of three preseason games
 Kansas City will play this month.

Several Chiefs rookies have had
 productive camps. Running back Isiah Pacheco and receiver Skyy Moore 
probably top the list, but the aforementioned McDuffie and Joshua 
Williams are certainly there.

 Borgonzi also mentioned seventh-round pick and corner Jaylen Watson as someone making an impact.

"Watson
 is a bigger corner who can run," he said. "Even (rookie safety) Nazeeh 
(Johnson) is somebody who ran a (4.35-second 40-yard dash). They have 
these traits. When you're looking for those traits, what's the 
characteristics that's going to make them work? They all kind of have 
that. They all tried to get better every year in college."

Pacheco - confirmed kick returner. McDuffie punt returner?

Special
 teams coach Dave Toub mentioned about a week ago that Pacheco would be 
the starting kick returner for the Chiefs' first preseason game, and he 
reaffirmed that decision Tuesday, with that first game now just four 
days away.

"We're going to give him every chance to be that guy," 
Toub said of Pacheco. "I just think he has all of the attributes of 
being a good kick returner and he's gotten better and better at 
practice. He's doing little things better, he's catching the ball 
great."

At punt return, Mecole Hardman has been taking reps at 
that spot. He's been the go-to guy there for the past three seasons. 
Toub likes Moore and McDuffie back there as well.

"McDuffie is the best punt catcher we have," Toub remarked.

Justin Reid as backup kicker? Maybe one day.

Justin Reid went viral when he knocked through a 65-yard field goal after practice on Sunday.

Toward the end of a special teams session Tuesday, Toub decided to let Reid try again. This time, from about 52 yards. It was well short and shanked to the left.

"I
 wanted to surprise (Reid)," Toub said. "I saw him hanging out. He's 
always hanging out at the field goal drill. So, I wanted to surprise him
 and see how he would handle it. I don't think we found our backup 
kicker yet. But, he has a strong leg so we'll keep seeing what he can 
do."

The one new injury to report 
Tuesday is that of defensive back Zayne Anderson, who left practice 
around 9:30 a.m. It was later disclosed that he has a shoulder injury. 
No word yet on how serious.

Receiver Daurice Fountain (groin), 
tight end Jody Forston (quad), defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth (knee)
 and receiver Gary Jennings (concussion) did not practice Tuesday. 
Offensive lineman Lucas Niang (knee) is still on the PUP list.

The Chiefs have the day off from practice Wednesday, will be back Thursday and then travel to Chicago Friday.

The team practices Monday - Thursday of next week, with August 18 being the last day of camp.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660077584222.jpeg" alt="The Chiefs warm up at the start of Tuesday's practice. Photo by Tommy Rezac." />
 <figcaption>The Chiefs warm up at the start of Tuesday's practice. Photo by Tommy Rezac.</figcaption>
 </figure>By TOMMY REZAC <a href="https://stjosephpost.com">St. Joseph Post</a>ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs had ideal conditions for a two-hour, fully padded practice Tuesday.The
 Chiefs practiced under sunny skies with temperatures right around 70 to
 start the day. The best news of the day for the team was the return of 
corner Rashad Fenton to the practice field.Fenton 
received shoulder surgery in the offseason and was inactive for OTAs and
 mandatory minicamp, and he was on the physically unable to perform list
 for the first 11 camp practices.Now that he's back on the field, Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt says Fenton will slowly be reacclimated."He'll
 get a couple of the one-on-one (drills) and after that, we'll just 
continue to matriculate into all of the other periods," Merritt said. 
"It's been great having him back and he's been great in the classroom 
for us."Fenton appeared in 14 games and started eight of them 
last year, recording seven pass deflections and 49 total tackles. He 
joins a stacked room of talent, including rookie corner Trent McDuffie 
and third-year pro L'Jarius Sneed, who Fenton played behind last season.With
 Charvarius Ward no longer on the team, Fenton will likely play a key 
role in the defensive backfield, but he certainly has competition. 
Rookies Jaylen Watson and Joshua Williams are also competing for time.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660077657188.jpeg" alt="Michael Burton (45) looks to make a catch during a one-on-one period." />
 <figcaption>Michael Burton (45) looks to make a catch during a one-on-one period.</figcaption>
 </figure>Many
 of Andy Reid’s assistants and support staff took to the podium 
following Tuesday’s practice. Back on the staff this year is Matt Nagy -
 senior offensive assistant and quarterbacks coach.He was 
formerly the offensive coordinator in Kansas City from 2013-2017 and 
then head coach of the Chicago Bears from 2018-2021 before getting fired
 in February.Being back in KC, Nagy says it’s been great getting 
reacquainted, and he credited Reid, Eric Bieniemy, Patrick Mahomes and 
general manager Brett Veach for the success they’ve had since he’s been 
gone."We work together and we help each other out," Nagy said. 
"There's zero egos. It is kind of like riding a bicycle, but at the 
point in time, we're all in this for one reason. Zero egos and we're 
here to win. That's it."Nagy was brought back to the Chiefs in 
February, filling the shoes of Mike Kafka, who left to be offensive 
coordinator for the Giants."The last four years of me not being 
here and what Coach Reid, Veach, Patrick and (Bieniemy) and the rest of 
this group has done is nothing short of amazing," Nagy commented. "We 
had a lot of good times up to that point and now I'm back. I appreciate 
that and it means a lot to me."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660077729574.jpeg" alt="Jerick McKinnon (red) hauls in a pass." />
 <figcaption>Jerick McKinnon (red) hauls in a pass.</figcaption>
 </figure>New players making an impactThe
 Chiefs added 50 new players to their roster this offseason, and those 
newcomers are trying to find their way onto the 53-man active roster.
 Chiefs assistant general manager Mike Borgonzi is in his 14th year with
 the team. He says camp is always exciting, but he’s eager to see these 
new players get their first in-game experience on Saturday during the 
preseason game in Chicago."Excited about this weekend," Borgonzi 
said. "Another exciting opportunity for these guys to come out and 
showcase what they can do and compete. Great opportunity for us to kind 
of evaluate them in game conditions now."The Chiefs play at the 
Bears this Saturday at noon central - the first of three preseason games
 Kansas City will play this month.Several Chiefs rookies have had
 productive camps. Running back Isiah Pacheco and receiver Skyy Moore 
probably top the list, but the aforementioned McDuffie and Joshua 
Williams are certainly there. Borgonzi also mentioned seventh-round pick and corner Jaylen Watson as someone making an impact."Watson
 is a bigger corner who can run," he said. "Even (rookie safety) Nazeeh 
(Johnson) is somebody who ran a (4.35-second 40-yard dash). They have 
these traits. When you're looking for those traits, what's the 
characteristics that's going to make them work? They all kind of have 
that. They all tried to get better every year in college."<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660077683714.jpeg" alt="Blake Bell (81)." />
 <figcaption>Blake Bell (81).</figcaption>
 </figure>Pacheco - confirmed kick returner. McDuffie punt returner?Special
 teams coach Dave Toub mentioned about a week ago that Pacheco would be 
the starting kick returner for the Chiefs' first preseason game, and he 
reaffirmed that decision Tuesday, with that first game now just four 
days away."We're going to give him every chance to be that guy," 
Toub said of Pacheco. "I just think he has all of the attributes of 
being a good kick returner and he's gotten better and better at 
practice. He's doing little things better, he's catching the ball 
great."At punt return, Mecole Hardman has been taking reps at 
that spot. He's been the go-to guy there for the past three seasons. 
Toub likes Moore and McDuffie back there as well."McDuffie is the best punt catcher we have," Toub remarked.Justin Reid as backup kicker? Maybe one day.Justin Reid went viral when he knocked through a 65-yard field goal after practice on Sunday.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">It’s good! 🙌🏾🎯 <a href="https://t.co/GImF4CCVND">pic.twitter.com/GImF4CCVND</a>&mdash; Justin Reid (@JustinqReid) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinqReid/status/1556331699113443328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 7, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div>Toward the end of a special teams session Tuesday, Toub decided to let Reid try again. This time, from about 52 yards. It was well short and shanked to the left."I
 wanted to surprise (Reid)," Toub said. "I saw him hanging out. He's 
always hanging out at the field goal drill. So, I wanted to surprise him
 and see how he would handle it. I don't think we found our backup 
kicker yet. But, he has a strong leg so we'll keep seeing what he can 
do."Injury updateThe one new injury to report 
Tuesday is that of defensive back Zayne Anderson, who left practice 
around 9:30 a.m. It was later disclosed that he has a shoulder injury. 
No word yet on how serious.Receiver Daurice Fountain (groin), 
tight end Jody Forston (quad), defensive tackle Taylor Stallworth (knee)
 and receiver Gary Jennings (concussion) did not practice Tuesday. 
Offensive lineman Lucas Niang (knee) is still on the PUP list.The Chiefs have the day off from practice Wednesday, will be back Thursday and then travel to Chicago Friday.The team practices Monday - Thursday of next week, with August 18 being the last day of camp.<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1660077709425.jpeg" alt="Offensive and defensive linemen partake in individual blocking drills." />
 <figcaption>Offensive and defensive linemen partake in individual blocking drills.</figcaption>
 </figure>You can follow Tommy on Twitter @TommyKFEQ and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.

🎥 Chiefs assistants give update on camp after Tuesday practice

By JAMES WALKER and JUDITH R. HILTNER <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-vin-scully-scored-his-dodgers-gig-at-22-years-old-188264">The Conversation</a>

Vin Scully, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/sports/baseball/vin-scully-dead.html">who died on Aug. 2, 2022</a>,
 is widely viewed as the greatest baseball announcer of all time. But 
for an earlier generation, his mentor, Red Barber, held that 
distinction.

In our recent biography “<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend</a>,”
 we uncovered moving private letters and public references documenting 
the rich personal bonds between these two great voices of the game.

In 1939, Barber brought daily radio broadcasts of Dodgers baseball to
 Brooklyn’s fans for the first time. By the time Scully arrived in 1950,
 Barber – known as “<a href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921022&amp;slug=1520043">the Old Redhead</a>” – was the toast of Flatbush.

For a combined century – 33 years for Barber and 67 for Scully – the 
two blessed baseball fans with some of the sharpest word pictures ever 
painted of the grand old game. Together in the Brooklyn booth for four 
crucial years, from 1950 to 1953, they forged a relationship that proved
 to be both demanding and gratifying.

<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/8/1659497855884.png" alt="Scully" />
 <figcaption>Scully</figcaption>
 </figure>By JAMES WALKER and JUDITH R. HILTNER <a href="https://theconversation.com/how-vin-scully-scored-his-dodgers-gig-at-22-years-old-188264">The Conversation</a>Vin Scully, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/02/sports/baseball/vin-scully-dead.html">who died on Aug. 2, 2022</a>,
 is widely viewed as the greatest baseball announcer of all time. But 
for an earlier generation, his mentor, Red Barber, held that 
distinction.In our recent biography “<a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Red Barber: The Life and Legacy of a Broadcasting Legend</a>,”
 we uncovered moving private letters and public references documenting 
the rich personal bonds between these two great voices of the game. In 1939, Barber brought daily radio broadcasts of Dodgers baseball to
 Brooklyn’s fans for the first time. By the time Scully arrived in 1950,
 Barber – known as “<a href="https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19921022&amp;slug=1520043">the Old Redhead</a>” – was the toast of Flatbush. For a combined century – 33 years for Barber and 67 for Scully – the 
two blessed baseball fans with some of the sharpest word pictures ever 
painted of the grand old game. Together in the Brooklyn booth for four 
crucial years, from 1950 to 1953, they forged a relationship that proved
 to be both demanding and gratifying.<h2>The chance of a lifetime</h2>After Scully graduated with a degree in English from Fordham 
University in 1949, he papered East Coast radio stations with 
applications. <a href="https://vault.si.com/vault/1964/05/04/the-transistor-kid">He eventually scored an interview with CBS Radio</a>, where Barber was director of sports. Barber came away impressed, but there were no openings at the time.Barber later phoned Vin Scully when, at the last minute, he needed a 
reporter to cover a college football contest at Fenway Park in Boston 
for CBS College Football Roundup. Scully’s mother answered the phone and
 took the message for Vin that <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Voices_of_the_Game/oNBwQgAACAAJ?hl=en">“Red Skelton” wanted to talk to him about a job</a> – confusing Barber with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Skelton">the popular entertainer</a>.Fortunately, Scully figured out who was calling. He hustled to the 
park, only to learn there was no room for him in the press box. With 
only a light topcoat to defend himself against the cruel New England 
elements, he had to call the entire game from the roof, braving the 
winds on a chilly fall day with only a 60-watt light bulb to warm his 
hands. Barber, initially unaware of Scully’s plight, later wrote that 
when he learned his announcer had called the game from the roof, he was 
impressed by the young broadcaster’s stamina and even more impressed 
that Scully had never complained about the brutal conditions.When <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YQ2EG3t3fEI">Ernie Harwell</a>,
 who would become the legendary voice of the Detroit Tigers, left the 
Brooklyn Dodgers’ broadcast booth for the New York Giants, Red Barber 
needed to find a replacement. He decided to go with the young 
broadcaster <a href="https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00067187/00001/downloads">who had so impressed him</a> – later describing Scully as “a pretty appealing young green pea … a boy who had something on the ball.”So Vin Scully, just 22 years old, <a href="https://dodgers.mlblogs.com/on-this-date-70-years-ago-today-vin-scully-joins-the-booth-a66648e399e8">was given the chance of a lifetime</a>, to broadcast the games of the Brooklyn Dodgers, the National League’s most successful team. But this golden opportunity was challenging in ways Scully did not foresee.<h2>Barber takes Scully under his wing</h2>Red Barber, who early in life planned to be a college professor, was a
 tough grader. He demanded a lot of himself, and he held those who 
worked with him to just as high a standard. When Vin first entered the Dodgers broadcast booth, Barber told the 
young man that his job was to do whatever Red and his colleague Connie 
Desmond didn’t want to do. He also made it clear that any Scully errors 
would be corrected on air for all to hear. When Barber saw Scully 
drinking a beer with his pregame sandwich – a common practice at the 
time – <a href="https://ufdc.ufl.edu/AA00067191/00001/downloads">he told Vin he never wanted to see him do it again</a>.Barber was no teetotaler – far from it; leisure hours drinks were 
something he treasured. But he believed a broadcaster should never have a
 drink, even a beer, on the job. Barber reasoned if Scully made an 
error, something inevitable for a broadcaster ad-libbing for hours at a 
time, anyone who saw him sipping the press room brew would conclude that
 alcohol had clouded his performance.One of Red’s broadcasting mantras was <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Broadcasters/bpFZAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">pregame preparation</a>.
 So before one game, when Scully told his mentor that a Dodgers’ regular
 would be out of the lineup, Barber demanded to know why. Scully told 
him he had no idea. To Barber, that was unacceptable.Scully quickly realized that he needed to know the “whys”; he had to 
get to the stadium early and spend time talking with managers and 
players, absorbing compelling facts and stories to keep listeners 
engaged during slow stretches of each contest.The delicate bonds that develop between any mentor and mentee, though
 often fruitful, almost always involve some degree of resentment and 
frustration, likely because each member of the pair has so much vested 
in winning the respect and affection of the other. Some of Barber’s 
barbs must have stung. But throughout his career Scully always credited 
Red for instilling in him the discipline and values of a professional 
baseball announcer. <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">He claimed</a>
 that the greatest virtue of Red as a mentor “was the fact that he 
cared. I wasn’t just another kid in the booth, just another announcer. …
 He made sure that my work habits were good, and he rode me if I drifted
 away from his ideal of the right way to work.”<h2>Scully in the spotlight</h2>In 1953, Barber left the Brooklyn booth after a dispute over his pay. Ahead of that season’s World Series between the Dodgers and the New 
York Yankees, the Series’ sponsor, Gillette, offered Barber only $200 
per game, take it or leave it. Barber left it, and when he did not get 
the support he wanted from Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley, he decided to 
sit out the Series and sign with the Yankees for the following season.Gillette then turned to Scully, asking him if he’d announce the 
Series. Scully called Red seeking his permission. Barber was genuinely 
moved by Scully’s request, given that his permission clearly was not 
needed. All of a sudden, Scully, at the age of 25, was thrust onto the 
national stage. He remains the youngest person to ever call a World 
Series. Two years later, he announced the Brooklyn Dodgers’ only World 
Series win, and in 1958 he moved with the club to Los Angeles, where he 
would call games for the next 59 seasons.<figure>
 <iframe width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xCS8jmV0WiE"></iframe>
 <figcaption></figcaption>
 </figure>Barber and Scully maintained an affectionate dialogue for the remainder of Red’s life.When Barber and Mel Allen were honored by the National Baseball Hall of Fame as the first recipients of the <a href="https://baseballhall.org/discover-more/awards/887">Ford C. Frick Award</a>, presented yearly to a broadcaster for “major contributions to baseball,” <a href="https://www.google.com/books/edition/Red_Barber/lWhgEAAAQBAJ?hl=en&amp;gbpv=0">Scully wrote his old teacher</a>,
 “I know as well as anyone alive what a true artist you were behind the 
mike. There is a great deal of you in anything I do well in 
play-by-play, and it will live in me as long as I am working.”<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/1992/10/23/obituaries/red-barber-baseball-voice-of-summer-is-dead-at-84.html">When Barber died in 1992</a>, <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA421&amp;lpg=PA421&amp;dq=%22radio%27s+first+poet%22+vin+scully+reader%27s+digest&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=eKTwjzRZ9i&amp;sig=ACfU3U20PiKT9ghjq_j_phD7Wi3yq3zg8g&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwipi_j9srD5AhXvGFkFHaZ5AIQQ6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=%22radio's%20first%20poet%22%20vin%20scully%20reader's%20digest&amp;f=false">Scully penned a tribute</a> in Reader’s Digest, calling him “radio’s first poet … and the most honorable man I ever met.” At Barber’s funeral, Scully <a href="https://books.google.com/books?id=lWhgEAAAQBAJ&amp;pg=PA416&amp;lpg=PA416&amp;dq=%22Now+don%E2%80%99t+you+talk+about+me+during+the+game.+These+people+aren%E2%80%99t+tuning+in+to+hear+about+me.+Talk+about+the+game.%22&amp;source=bl&amp;ots=eKTwjyO0aa&amp;sig=ACfU3U0RPFLsb-840mAH9SYnTQ8e10yLOQ&amp;hl=en&amp;sa=X&amp;ved=2ahUKEwjBsqDXg7D5AhWthIkEHSHWAt0Q6AF6BAgCEAM#v=onepage&amp;q=%22Now%20don%E2%80%99t%20you%20talk%20about%20me%20during%20the%20game.%20These%20people%20aren%E2%80%99t%20tuning%20in%20to%20hear%20about%20me.%20Talk%20about%20the%20game.%22&amp;f=false">told a reporter</a>
 that he was preparing to announce the fourth game of the World Series 
when he first learned of Red’s death. After absorbing the sad news, he 
began hearing his old mentor chiding him: “Now don’t you talk about me 
during the game. These people aren’t tuning in to hear about me. Talk 
about the game.”James Walker is
 Past Executive Director of the International Association for 
Communication and Sport and Emeritus Professor of Communication at Saint 
Xavier University. Judith R. Hiltner is Emeritus Professor of English at Saint Xavier University.<div><iframe src="https://counter.theconversation.com/content/188264/count.gif?distributor=republish-lightbox-advanced" width="1" height="1"></iframe></div>

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