Call it a blessing in disguise. Maybe a diamond in the rough. Some would even ponder the thought of a little Kansas City miracle.
Whatever the chosen term wouldn’t quite do justice to the emergence of Damien Williams on the depth chart for the Kansas City Chiefs on December 1st, 2018. On that morning, the Chiefs held a record of 9-2 and were recovering during a bye week after falling to the Los Angeles Rams, 54-51. Having dismissed their star running back Kareem Hunt the night before, the league’s top offense appeared vulnerable with a chink in their armor.