Tony Richardson lobbied for Priest Holmes to become Chiefs starter in 2001
 

Who gives a shit about what happened in 2001? Why is this a thread?

I was on the Jesse Haynes train, but it turns out TRich had more pull.

Ok

Who lobbied for Mahomes to be a starter?

Who lobbied for Derrick Thomas to be a starter?

WTF

I think T-Rich would just as soon fade back into the shrubbery

T-Rich was pretty well loved around here for a long time. He was always a very likeably player. Nice story. :thumb:

I remember this coming out a little back when it happened. T-Rich and Holmes were supposed to split carries, but he deferred to let Priest be the main guy. DV was pretty open about it back then if I recall. Tony was coming off a pretty damn good year under that "Air Elvis/Gunther" offense the year before DV. Had like 700 yards and almost 5 a carry.

The rest is history as Priest was one of the players who reignited this organization. Good times.