Nick Bolton makes great first impression with interception of Patrick Mahomes
By Keith Farner
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Former Missouri star Nick Bolton is not wasting any time making a good first impression at Kansas City Chiefs camp. That includes an interception of superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes.
Bolton stepped in front of a short pass from Mahomes, and returned it the distance during a 7-on-7 drill on Monday.
Bolton is entering his rookie season with the Chiefs and was a second-round pick (58th overall) by the Chiefs in the spring NFL Draft. Bolton recently shared his experience as a rookie with Arrowhead Addict.
“I just know the expectation for me is to build trust and that comes with repetition and doing things perfectly all the time,” he said. “So that’s the kind of expectation I have for myself. I just want to go out there and execute every single day and give him confidence and that gives myself confidence as well.”
Bolton has said the entire linebacking corps has reached out to help him, and his focus is on the playbook.
“Just digesting that and building confidence in that,” Bolton said. “That’s what I gained in OTAs and that’s what I hope to build on. I feel I had a good foundation throughout OTAs of learning the playbook, communication, the kind of intangible things that you don’t get by reading the playbook and being out there with the guys.”
#Chiefs Nick Bolton grabs an interception during Monday’s 7-on-7 period pic.twitter.com/a7aqvrzfaD
— Aaron Ladd (@aaronladd0) August 2, 2021
A former newspaper veteran, Keith Farner is a news manager for Saturday Down South.
