The Kansas City Chiefs took the field for the 14th practice of training camp on Thursday morning as they continued their preparation for the upcoming season.
Here's a quick rundown of what took place during Thursday's practice, and for reference, all previous practice reports are available below:
**1\. Thursday's practice was a lighter, "10-10-10" session.**
The Chiefs took the field for a lighter, "10-10-10" practice on Thursday following a stretch of eight padded practices in just 10 days.
A "10-10-10" session, which is not padded, consists of what is essentially a circuit of 10 offensive plays, 10 defensive plays and 10 special teams plays. Each segment is of the 11-on-11 variety, but unlike a standard period, the idea is to demonstrate what success looks like for the three respective phases. During the "offensive period," for example," the first-team offense competes against a scout team defense in an effort to skew the results toward the offense.
Essentially, if the concept plays out properly, each segment of the team will experience what success looks like within the given scheme.
The Chiefs completed nearly three full circuits of the "10-10-10" format on Thursday with three offensive periods, three defensive periods and two special teams segments.
**2\. Wide receiver Rashee Rice had a busy day with several catches during the "offensive" portions of practice.**
Rice was targeted early and often during Thursday's practice, particularly on intermediate throws over the middle of the field. The timing of his routes was in lockstep with quarterback Patrick Mahomes throughout the session.
In addition to Rice, Mahomes found tight end Travis Kelce, wide receiver Tyquan Thornton, tight end Noah Gray and wide receiver Xavier Worthy for completions across the various "offensive" periods of practice.
As for how the offense will approach Saturday's preseason opener, Head Coach Andy Reid confirmed that Mahomes will not play against Los Angeles. Instead, quarterback Justin Fields will start for Kansas City.