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Mecole Hardman, Juan Thornhill make 2020 breakout team

FOXBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS - DECEMBER 08: Mecole Hardman #17 of the Kansas City Chiefs scores a 48-yard receiving touchdown during the second quarter against the New England Patriots in the game at Gillette Stadium on December 08, 2019 in Foxborough, Massachusetts. (Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)

CBS Sports has put together a 2020 NFL breakout team with a couple Chiefs players.

The difference between a player’s first and second season in the NFL is usually one that allows many to take a major step forward as the game becomes more familiar to them. The game slows down, as they say, allowing a player’s natural skill set and instincts to kick in instead of having to process so much mentally.