When Brad Childress laid eyes on Greg Lewis 14 years ago, he quickly realized there might be more to the 6-foot, 185-pound rookie.
“He was like a piece of gristle,” said Childress, now a Chiefs’ assistant head coach. “(But) he was a little, small guy.”
They would one day work on the same coaching staff, as the Chiefs hired Lewis as receivers coach this January.
But back then, Childress was the offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles and Lewis was an unknown, undrafted receiver from Illinois. His lack of bulk was an issue almost immediately.