“This one gonna expose some people!!.. Glad he out the division too,” posted Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Keenan Allen after the Kansas City Chiefs traded wideout Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in March.
Allen’s comment — now draped in irony — is a perfect encapsulation of Kansas City’s offseason. A large number of players, coaches and analysts all saw the Hill trade as the final piece of the Patrick Mahomes regression puzzle.
That word — regression — has been a term used with regard to the Chiefs’ star quarterback ever since he became the team’s starter in 2018, immediately dominating the league and being named its MVP.