On a frigid December night inside Arrowhead Stadium, rookie Tyreek Hill’s first name reverberated through a crowd of 75,000, the chant escalating as the Chiefs sought momentum against the Oakland Raiders.
Ty-reek! Ty-reek! Ty-reek!
In a nationally televised game, Hill responded with his signature play — a 78-yard punt return in which he cut left, darted back right and blistered an open seam into the end zone.
“I just appreciate the fans showing me love,” Hill would say.
And yet the admiration for No. 10 — a man clocked at reaching an NFL-best 22.