There are no delusions of grandeur when it comes to what awaits Patrick Graham’s Las Vegas Raiders defense Monday night. The long-time defensive coordinator has been in the game too long to make bombastic proclamations and instead kept it real on Tuesday.
Graham knows defending Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce is one hell of a task. It’s more about mitigation rather than elimination for Las Vegas’ defensive boss. And the Raiders get a date with the No. 10 ranked 2022 NFL Top 100 performer under the lights in Arrowhead, no less.
“I mean, an extreme challenge because whether it’s in the passing game, third down, red area, early down; he’s making plays all over the field,” Graham said Kelce during the coach’s his mid-week press conference.