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Nick Keizer and the difficulty of growing in front of NFL fans

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - OCTOBER 11: Lamarcus Joyner #29 of the Las Vegas Raiders defends a pass attempt to Nick Keizer #48 of the Kansas City Chiefs during the second quarter at Arrowhead Stadium on October 11, 2020 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

Nick Keizer is just the latest Chiefs player exhibiting painful growing pains on the field.

The story of Nick Keizer, NFL tight end was quite a bit different only a chapter or two ago.

Just before the 2020 NFL season began, Keizer was a promising story as a third-year tight end who had worked very hard to beat out more well-known or more experienced competition for a spot immediately behind Travis Kelce.