Dominate the Super Bowl

Chapter 561: 560 exciting debut Chapter 561: 560 exciting debut “Rookie, you okay?” Mahomes was the first to notice Li Wei’s surprise and rarely saw such a vivid expression on Li Wei’s face.

Laughing, Kelsey chimed in from the side, “He’s probably excited to see the new rookies come in, finally able to properly torment these newcomers.

He’s so happy his brain can’t keep up.”

Li Wei finally snapped out of it, his face calm, “Yeah, just like someone was preparing to teach the newcomers a lesson on the first day of training camp last year.”

Pfft, hahaha.

As memories reawakened, laughter erupted around them, one after another gibing Kelsey, who spread his hands in a resigned mockery of himself, ready to take the jests lying down.

In the midst of the noise, Li Wei’s attention was instantly drawn to Hunter—

Hunter was staring at him with a strange, piercing gaze as if he wanted to burn a hole in his face.@@novelbin@@

It wasn’t easy to ignore.

Li Wei didn’t look away, he looked back frankly, smiled, waved, as if facing fans.

Hunter shifted his gaze away, probably also recalling the first day of last year’s training camp, which had set the tone for the entire season, and he looked a bit uncomfortable.

Turning his attention from Hunter, Coach Reed was ready to speak, and it was clear to anyone with eyes that there were new faces in the coaching team—

This off-season, not just the players, but the Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs’ coaching staff were also in the crosshairs.

Nagy, the Offensive Coordinator, who took over the play-calling duties mid-season last year, performed brilliantly, just like Pederson back in the day.

Reed gave opportunities, they seized them firmly, and shone brightly; plus, with the halo of being Super Bowl Champions, it wasn’t surprising other teams reached out with offers.

This time, it was the Chicago Bears, with the head coach seat waiting to be filled.

Nagy was also a direct disciple of Reed’s.

By the way, team manager Veach, Offensive Coordinator Nagy, former Offensive Coordinator Pederson, and so on—they were all Reed’s direct disciples.

Their first jobs in the NFL were all with the Philadelphia Eagles, assisting the then-head coach Reed, working together for more than a decade.

So when Reed came to Kansas City from Philadelphia, they all followed, transforming the league’s bottom-dwelling, draft-first Kansas City Chiefs into a competitive team in the AFC West, step by step.

Whether Nagy or Veach, they had all once assumed different positions in Reed’s team, exploring while finding the right fit for themselves.

Veach, in the end, became the team manager.

Nagy, like Pederson, aspired to become the head coach of a team.

This time he finally got his chance, and both Reed and Veach offered him their blessings, even actively helping Nagy to secure this position—

Nagy succeeded.

Now, Nagy had already assumed his post in Chicago; however, this also meant that the Kansas City Chiefs coaching staff had to adjust.

From another angle, with the starting quarterback changing this year and the tactical system needing a complete overhaul, replacing the Offensive Coordinator might be a good thing.

“…Starting today, Coach Bieniemy will take over as Offensive Coordinator.”

Roar, roar, roar.

Li Wei was the first to start the ruckus, then turned to look back, “Running backs, louder, even louder.”

Eric Bieniemy, who had served as the running backs coach for the past five years, got the promotion after internal competition and interviews.

Bieniemy looked at Li Wei with a smile, his face feigning embarrassment, but his right hand hidden under his beer belly was continuously fanning the flames:

Louder, even louder.

The atmosphere was lively.

Reed didn’t stop it either, standing by with a beaming smile, patiently waiting for the noise to settle before continuing in his characteristically steady voice.

“The role of Running Backs Coach will be taken up by Burton Burns.”

The first reaction—

Roar.

Roar roar roar.

That was…

Li Wei.

There were screams and jumps, and he raised his hands high, clapping non-stop, even more exaggeratedly than when welcoming Bieniemy just a moment ago.

Bieniemy smiled warmly at Li Wei and whistled along, while the other players looked towards Li Wei with foggy confusion and a head full of question marks.

Li Wei revealed a fierce face, “Yell.

Everyone yell.

Otherwise, training will be doubled today, no, tripled.

No one gets away.”

Kelsey’s face turned grim, and he was the first to flatteringly start yelling, “Roar.

Roar roar roar.”

The others, out of regard for his face, joined in the yelling, including Jones, who looked utterly clueless.

It wasn’t until the introduction of all the new coaching staff members was over and Reed announced the start of the warm-up in preparation for the upcoming recovery training, that the crowd finally dispersed.

Uncharacteristically, Li Wei didn’t dive into training immediately but instead went straight over to give that portly old guy a passionate hug.

“Coach!”

The man standing before him, Burton Burns, was none other than the University of Alabama’s Crimson Tide Storm’s assistant coach and running back coach, Li Wei’s mentor.

He’d never imagined that, after a year, they would meet again on the professional field.

A surprise, an absolute surprise!

Burns patted Li Wei’s back cheerfully, “Easy there, slow down, kid.

I’m worried Eric and Andy are eyeing me with jealousy right now.”

To the side, Bieniemy’s voice promptly rang out, “Burton, I’m watching you, be careful.”

The atmosphere instantly lightened up.

Li Wei turned to look at Bieniemy, “Coach Bieniemy, I’ll add thirty minutes to my training today.”

Bieniemy retorted, “You just seem happier with extra training, don’t you?

How about this, you train thirty minutes less instead, and help me with the Offensive group’s fitness training?”

Oh.

A wave of protest and complaints came from the crowd.

Li Wei turned back around, “I was planning to refuse since training less doesn’t add up for me, but now it seems…

Coach Bieniemy, I have no problem with it.”

More protests and bursts of laughter ensued, the mood becoming incredibly lively.

The free agents and rookie players who had just joined the team were all confused and unable to adapt.

A short distance away, the undrafted rookies waiting for their chance at the mini-camp looked on with envy.

They had not found jobs at the draft and now had to rely on the team’s private camps, hoping to seize an opportunity to become a member of the Professional League.

Otherwise, they would have to head to Canada or Europe to play, or else give up Football completely.

Burns patted Li Wei’s shoulder again, his face full of pride.

He wasn’t surprised at Li Wei’s success, for he was the gem he had unearthed himself; however, seeing Li Wei’s rapid growth over just one season still made him puff up with satisfaction.

“Have you gained some weight?

Won’t that affect your agility and flexibility?” Burns’s sharp eyes caught the change immediately.

Last year during the offseason, Li Wei seemed to have slimmed down a bit, having a tauter and fitter appearance.

This year, however, Li Wei looked slightly more robust, having not only put on muscle mass but also likely gained weight.

Li Wei began to laugh, “Actually, no.

It’s just last year I lost weight, and this year I’ve trained it back.

Now, my weight is about the same as when I was at the Crimson Tide Storm.”

While the numbers on the scale might be similar, the quality was different, with an increase in muscle mass.

Burns quickly understood, “You’re increasing your physicality?

Good timing, I was discussing with Nick just recently that you should start enhancing from there, especially since everyone this year is likely to come at you gritting their teeth even harder, the level of confrontation will be different.”

Li Wei, “The training issues, we’ll discuss those over the next few months, but Coach, how did you end up here?

Did Coach Saban finally let you go?”