LET'S GO NICK BOLTON!!!!!! WOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Chiefs&#39; rookie Nick Bolton has 4 more tackles for loss/no gain than any other <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFL</a> defender (14)<a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MizzouFootball</a> <a href="https://t.co/lqsTG3aC5Q">pic.twitter.com/lqsTG3aC5Q</a></p>&mdash; PFF College Football (@PFF_College) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF_College/status/1461695280697516042?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 19, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Considering that he’s only started like 1 game, that’s pretty incredible.

Nick gets media attention for being a stud- Spags cuts his snaps to the lowest of the season.

That's because the Chiefs were defending the pass.

It's OK for Chief Fan to admit Sorensen and Niemann are better in coverage than Nick.

I wanted to drop by this thread to say that I love watching Nick Bolton tackle people. He tackles like a linebacker should. He hits hard and wraps up.

Yeah. This dude is old school. It's fantastic to see.

He is exactly what this defense needed.

Been a long time since we had one of those. Even though DJ was a good tackler, he was far from a hard hitter. Bolton seems to know when to go for the hard hit and when to wrap up for the sure tackle. And sometimes he even does both lol.

Bolton is gonna be my next jersey. Love the way he plays. Can’t wait to see how he progresses over the next few years. Kinda reminds me of Zack Thomas.

Stud! He is the third best rookie on the team. Bolton is a heat seeking missile out there. He has instilled a level of toughness that has been lacking since DJ retired. Him and Melvin Ingram have been two massive additions to this unit since the Super Bowl.

New game, we're taking it all this year. I laugh when teams run it now. This defense is taking it to the next level. Over the last month it's been top 10 overall. The slow start was dreadful but it's found itself.

What's not to get?

Creed Humphrey, Trey Smith, Willie Gay and Nick Bolton.

4 great youngsters for many years to come.

Don’t forget Thornhill. And idgaf... I’m willing to die on this hill.... Powell is gonna be a really good receiver for us in the not too distant future. I think he’s gonna be that x receiver we’ve been hoping Gordon would be. He was one of my favorite picks, just think he has to grow into the role, and learn the offense before Andy and Pat trust him.

He's buried deep on the depth chart. Even Fountain is above him and he's not recorded a single snap. This is basically a red shirt season for him. Next year he'll have to grow a lot to stay with the team.

Don’t forget about Sneed and Thornhill.. we’ve got some good young talent on this squad.

Fenton too

I really hope Bolton is the Mike tomorrow, against Zeke and Pollard we really need him in there to shut those guys down!

I get having Hitch in there last week, the Raiders run game isnt anything to worry about.

This game is different, we need more Bolton!

Bolton has been a key component in our improvement on defense. He's active and physical, something we sorely missed at LB. I just hope that Gay can stay healthy now.

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To think we got him, Creed, and Brown for essentially a 1st and other lower round picks is absolutely amazing.

No reason to think this will happen. Every week since Hitch has been back Bolton has gotten less and less snaps. Spags is doing his best cry baby vermeil coaching, playing his favorites not the best talent.

I get the impression that Thornhill ain't going to be around for the long haul.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nick Bolton had a huge game against the Chargers 💪<br><br>His 90.7 PFF Grade was 3rd among LBs in Week 15 <a href="https://t.co/hgfvNw4tLa">pic.twitter.com/hgfvNw4tLa</a></p>&mdash; PFF KC Chiefs (@PFF_Chiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/PFF_Chiefs/status/1473730064357363712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

He reminds me of DJ in a lot of ways

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">There is only one player in the NFL this season with:<br><br>100+ Tackles<br>10+ Tackles for Loss<br><br>And it&#39;s ROOKIE Nick Bolton.<br><br>He may not be getting DROY headlines, but <a href="https://twitter.com/_nickbolton2?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@_nickbolton2</a> has been an absolute STUD for the Chiefs. <a href="https://t.co/mv7IemGdNs">pic.twitter.com/mv7IemGdNs</a></p>&mdash; NFL on CBS �� (@NFLonCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1473660372653592577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Nick Bolton has my 2 favorite qualities in an NFL Player:

Good at football: check
Plays for the Kansas City Chiefs: check

Gay reminds me of DJ.


Bolton reminds me of Zach Thomas.

Pretty good comparison. Gay is like a DJ at the same point in his career. Bolton will remind people of DJ just because we havent had an instinctual line backer in years.

Gay's better than DJ, remember Johnson was loafing for years before Haley benched him then he got his shit together

The **** is this?

Everytime I see Bolton near a ball carrier, he makes the tackle. Guys knows how to wrap up.

And he gets there FAST. Love that kid.

Would be nice if we just played the kid!

That is true, i was but a boy then. Well a man boy. I was more worried about getting a date friday night than what DJ was doing at that point in my life. So ill take your word. I just remember a young DJ being able to fly around but over pursuing several times.

DJ was thought of as a bust for nearly two years.


Then suddenly the light came on and suddenly everyone on the other side of the line was in big big trouble.

Gay looks better earlier than DJ, Gay looks like DJ year 3.

Bolton looks nothing like DJ in my opinion.

Bolton kind of reminds me of Melvin Ingram's son

Bolton reminds me a little of Troy Paleamua.

Troy Polamalu was a 5'10 200lb safety but you do you

Bolton reminds me of Willie Roaf.

Reminds me of a sturdier Snapon

Bolton reminds me of Dick Vermeil. They both have two hands and feet.

Didn’t Haley bench DJ and Charles? What an idiot that guy was.

The guy in charge of managing DJ and Charles' careers tried to pawn off his wife to a guy in a bar and got suplexed and his hip shattered.

Say wha?

I knew there were rumors he was a swinger, but never heard about that incident...

Not really accurate, IMO. DJ and Dwayne Bowe went from disappointing to studs during Haley’s tenure. And I’m not really sure that Charles had yet established himself as a star when Haley first took over.

Bolton reminds me of Michael Bolton

I may be wrong. He could be better.

Not until CAKN IT PARTNA was released

I remember him sitting in a massage chair in Independence Center after the throw the ****ing ball Brodie game and nobody had a clue who he was.

https://www.nfl.com/news/todd-haley-...p3000000901996


Pittsburgh chatter during this time was this was a proposition gone wrong

Ok yeah, just vaguely remember this reporting... I apparently forgot about the injury, and its weird how different the two reports are

I'm guessing the Rooneys called in every favor they could to keep it under wraps... just not really seeing anything that proves he was trying to "give" his wife to the other guy though

I have no proof other than the persistent rumors for years that they were into that.

I have zero judgement morally either, it's just kind of embarrassing for a public figure to (if true) have to resort to approaching strangers in a bar on NYE night.

C'mon man you're rich, use 3Fun or something

Look at the regular ol'kink shamer.

The rumors were definitely floating around back then

His career trajectory post-Pittsburgh kinda says it all about him though, just a straight nosedive... a once highly prized NFL OC, now coaching high school :shake:

Dino Hackett - but better.

Bolton really should have been a pro-bowl alternate at least. Which would give us three pro-bowl alternates in one draft where we didn't have a first round pick - amazing.

Nah he was a genius head coach because he wasn't fat and he yelled a lot

Dude looked pretty fast today.

Just told my woman my next jersey is Bolton. Ordering that mofo soon. Dude is a boss, and so fun to watch. He’s a thumper for sure, and his energy is just awesome. Only year 1 baby!!

Hitchens was getting pushed around like a bitch all day. I don't understand him starting and getting more playing time than Bolton??

Bolton checks all the boxes for me:

[x] good at football
[x] plays for the KC Chiefs

I like him!

What a home run pick he is! Already best LB on the team.

;)

Bolton and Ingram were exceptional today.

Don’t think we win this game without him.

Still not sure why Niemann (sp??$ Without him we lose.

He’s such a ****ing badass.

He’s an alpha LB.

He and Gay need to be on the field.

He is a stud.

This guy gonna end up with one of those paydays

He needs to be playing 100% of the snaps. Or at least 90% of them.

There's zero excuse at this point. He needs to play.

Hitch looked so ****ing meh compared to big dick Bolton!

This dude is the definition of playing faster than you actually are

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Nick Bolton Rookie Season Despite Playing 58%<br>•112 Combined Tackles<br>•70 Solo Tackles<br>•21 Tackles For Loss Lead All Rookies<br>•86 Yard Scoop and Score <br><br>Year 2 He’s Going To Shine 🤫🤫💪<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsKingdom</a> <a href="https://t.co/JBmxrhKIub">pic.twitter.com/JBmxrhKIub</a></p>&mdash; Chiefs Network (@NetworkChiefs) <a href="https://twitter.com/NetworkChiefs/status/1508636466959761415?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 29, 2022</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Who did you want over Bolton?

These draft day reactions LMAO

I do not want a play maker. FUK U MET CHEECH!

LMAO

He good.

I just said I hated the guy because Season 8 of Game of Thrones was his favorite, and I still stand by that. What the actual ****, mate?

Nick Bolton seems nice to me!

Oh my. Liking that season of GOT is a bannable offense. But to be a favorite is almost unheard of.

Graphic is wrong. He had 11 TFL, not 21. Still it's really ****ing good considering most of the leaders in TFL have a very significant amount of those numbers coming from sacks and Bolton had 0 sacks.

I really think they should take sacks out of the TFL stats. Alot of the guys leading the category are only leading because of their sack numbers. 0 of Bolton's 11 TFL came from sacks. I think he would have led the league if sacks didn't count.