Travis Kelce talks Noah Gray’s development at Chiefs’ mandatory minicamp

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty ImagesFor the first time since selecting James O’Shaugnessy in the fifth round in 2015, the Kansas City Chiefs took a tight end in the NFL Draft — Noah Gray, also in the fifth round, out of Duke University. And with that, 31-year-old All-Pro veteran Travis Kelce had a 22-year-old understudy.

It sounds like something he has already embraced.

“One of coach (Andy) Reid’s big things is bring energy and show your personality, and so far [Gray’s] done both,” said Kelce at his Tuesday Zoom press conference after the first day of mandatory minicamp. “It’s been a lot of fun so far. 83, he’s got a very unique way of understanding football. He’s years ahead of being a rookie,…