Chiefs special-teams coach Dave Toub said that if James Winchester couldn’t make long snaps in Sunday’s game against Tampa Bay, the responsibility would belong to tight end Travis Kelce.
In practice this week, Kelce and fullback Anthony Sherman have been standing in for long snapper James Winchester, who is tending to family matters in Oklahoma after the shooting death of his father earlier this week.
“Travis is our backup long snapper,” Toub said. “He would be the first guy we go to. The idea behind using both guys is that it’s so hard to be to a long snapper (for punts) then shift to a short snap (for place kicks).