{"id":56688,"date":"2025-06-17T07:45:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56688"},"modified":"2025-06-17T07:45:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T07:45:03","slug":"chiefs-creed-humphrey-reveals-how-he-benefits-from-watching-patrick-mahomes-break-down-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=56688","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs\u2019 Creed Humphrey Reveals How He Benefits From Watching Patrick Mahomes Break Down Film"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ac_102618425\" class=\"article_chunk type_50\">\n<div class=\"froala-view custom-theme first_text_block\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/ybmedia\/image\/upload\/c_crop,e_improve,h_1125,w_2000,x_0,y_85\/c_fill,f_auto,h_900,q_auto,w_1600\/v1\/m\/e\/7\/e75303b4aa9ffcce7682e177e2052c75c4afca31\/jan-26-2025-kansas-city-mo-usa-kansas-city-chiefs.jpg\" alt=\"Chiefs\u2019 Creed Humphrey Reveals How He Benefits From Watching Patrick Mahomes Break Down Film\" \/><\/p>\n<p>For the past four seasons, Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey has been a cornerstone of the offensive line, protecting superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes and helping anchor one of the league\u2019s most potent offenses. In that time, Humphrey has established himself as one of the NFL\u2019s top centers.<\/p>\n<p>Since entering the league, Humphrey has been named to three Pro Bowls, started in two Super Bowl victories, and last offseason became the highest-paid center in NFL history\u2014an accolade that reflects both his performance and value to the team.<\/p>\n<p>At the heart of his success is his chemistry with Mahomes. The center-quarterback relationship is vital, and for the Chiefs, it\u2019s built on communication, trust, and a shared commitment to preparation. In a past appearance on The Rich Eisen Show, Humphrey revealed that he and Mahomes regularly break down game films together, giving him valuable insights into how Mahomes sees the field.<\/p>\n<p>Joining former defensive end Chris Long on Green Light with Chris Long, Humphrey elaborated on the experience of studying film with a quarterback of Mahomes\u2019 caliber.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cIt\u2019s just so fun to be able to break down film with him and see how his mind works and how he\u2019s watching film,\u201d\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@GreenLightPodcast\">H<\/a>umphrey said. \u201cAll the things he\u2019s seen, all the little details, whether it\u2019s from the D-line all the way into the secondary, he\u2019s finding every sort of detail he can, and it\u2019s impressive.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_2\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_2\" class=\"aditude_div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>He added that watching a film with Mahomes has become a learning experience in itself.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBeing able to watch those film sessions with him, I feel like I\u2019m learning so much about football, and learning different things every week,\u201d Humphrey continued. \u201cIt\u2019s awesome, we have fun in there too, we get to talk about a ton of stuff but watching him break down film and seeing how his mind works is pretty crazy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Later in the conversation, Long asked Humphrey about his role in calling protections for Mahomes. While Humphrey does make calls at the line of scrimmage, he noted that Mahomes has the final say.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cFinal say is always with Pat,\u201d Humphrey revealed. \u201cI go in there and call stuff, and he\u2019s got final say. He\u2019ll check protections whenever he needs to. My rookie year I made a call and he changed it, and everybody looked at me like, dude, just go with his call, and I\u2019m like, \u2018yeah, fine, perfect.\u2019\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"aditude_inline_container aditude_ic_3\">\n<div id=\"aditude_article_inline_3\" class=\"aditude_div\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Studying film is a crucial part of success at the professional level. It sharpens mental preparation and gives players the chance to anticipate what defenses will throw at them. For a quarterback-center duo like Mahomes and Humphrey, watching film together deepens their understanding of the game from both perspectives, helping them operate as one of the most effective offensive tandems in the league.<\/p>\n<p>Whatever Mahomes and Humphrey are doing behind the scenes is clearly working. They\u2019ve each cemented their place as elite talents at their respective positions, and their preparation is clearly a big reason why.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"author_bio\">\n<p>This article first appeared on\u00a0The SportsRush\u00a0and was syndicated with permission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the past four seasons, Kansas City Chiefs center Creed Humphrey has been a cornerstone of the offensive line, protecting superstar quarterback Patrick Mahomes and helping anchor&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-56688","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chiefs\u2019 Creed Humphrey Reveals How He Benefits From Watching Patrick Mahomes Break Down Film - 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