Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs get a kick out of AAF no-look pass

Patrick Mahomes may possibly have been one-upped in the no-glimpse pass section by Alliance of American Football quarterback Philip Nelson Sunday evening.

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Nelson, who plays for the San Diego Fleet, was facing a 2nd-and-15 from his own 43-property line in the third quarter of a 24-12 get in excess of the Atlanta Legends on Sunday when stress from the Legends defense pushed him to attempt a no-glimpse pass of his own, albeit one that was really risky. Nelson was compelled still left on the perform, then just after becoming spun all over by linebacker Tyriq McCord, he flipped the ball in excess of his head to restricted finish Gavin Escobar, who built the capture on the sidelines. Look at under:

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….how?

This may perhaps be the craziest completion at any time. pic.twitter.com/6Ilyd9Sysz

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— CBS Sporting activities (@CBSSports) February 18, 2019

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Mahomes observed the perform on the net, then posted a comment joking (or not) about needing to one-up his no-glimpse match in buy to top rated Nelson. Tyreek Hill and Travis Kelce observed Mahomes’s comment, then weighed in with responses of their own.

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I see I’m heading to have to stage my match up…! https://t.co/ul2payvihS

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— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) February 18, 2019

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Oh my goodness…. glimpse like he threw the bouquet at a marriage https://t.co/DKFchPWR6g

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— Travis Kelce (@tkelce) February 18, 2019

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Mahomes was the talk of the NFL late final season just after successfully finishing a no-glimpse pass throughout Kansas City’s 27-24 time beyond regulation get against Baltimore on December 9. Chiefs head mentor Andy Reid praised the pass in his Monday push meeting just after the Baltimore match, even seeming impressed about how it perplexed the Ravens defense. 

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“I labored genuine tough with him on that. We created that right into the offense,” Reid joked. “He’s bought a knack for that. He’s at ease accomplishing it… It’s anything to do it in practice, then you start off throwing it throughout a match, and in a match in the number one defense in the National Football League, that’s a tiny diverse. You have bought to have incredible self esteem in what you are accomplishing there. He did a great work with it – actually froze the dude, when you definitely glimpse at what influence did it have on the defense. There’s a dude running underneath the route – I would have appreciated to have interviewed that dude right at that position. How do you go describe that to your mentor when he’s wanting in excess of in this article but he threw it in excess of in this article? But it labored.”

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The reaction to Nelson’s heave was not very the similar. His pass was a lot much less strategic and a great deal far more harmful than the one Mahomes threw, so it really is not astonishing that Fleet head mentor Mike Martz may possibly have been much less than thrilled that the perform was even attempted. 

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“Yeah, we’re heading to talk about that,” Martz stated, for every AAF.com. “We’re heading to have a prolonged dialogue about that.”

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As for Nelson, he would not audio as positive in his no-glimpse qualities as Mahomes, and dependent on his comments just after the match, likelihood are he won’t be making an attempt the similar detail all over again anytime quickly. 

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“I hope I do not get reduce,” Nelson stated, for every AAF.com. “I was making an attempt to toss that ball away. When I heard, ‘Pass completed,’ I was like, ‘OK, thank you, God. Subsequent perform.’ ’’

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