KANSAS CITY, Mo.
As he settled into his three-point stance early in the first quarter of the Chiefs’ 31-24 loss to the Denver Broncos on Thursday, James O’Shaughnessy had a feeling the ball would soon come his way.
He could tell by the presnap call — he ended up running a drag route out of Andy Reid’s pet three tight end formations — and the Broncos’ presnap coverage.
“I kind of had an idea I’d get a shot,” O’Shaughnessy said.
O’Shaughnessy was wide open, and quarterback Alex Smith hit him in stride. Twenty-four yards later, O’Shaughnessy — the first of the Chiefs’ two fifth-round picks in 2015 — had officially made his first career NFL catch, at home no less.