On Friday, Kansas City Chiefs postseason hero Nick Allegretti joined NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” to debate his standing forward of free company, which begins with the beginning of the brand new league 12 months on March 13.
“The very best factor about soccer for me as an offensive lineman is the choice and availability to go lead a bunch of males… one of the simplest ways to do this is to be a starter day 1 and that is the chance that I am searching for.”@Gretti_53 speaks on free company pic.twitter.com/hDq2cfvdkF
— Good Morning Soccer (@gmfb) March 1, 2024
“We’re figuring that out,” stated Allegretti. “As we go, I’m clearly allowed to speak to the Chiefs proper now — after which the tampering window is arising. But it surely’ll be fascinating.”
The Chiefs chosen Allegretti within the seventh spherical of the 2019 NFL Draft, and he has been a dependable backup for them ever since.
Through the 4 seasons, he has began 13 regular-season video games for Kansas Metropolis, together with 9 throughout 2020 when quite a few accidents struck the offensive line. He made three postseason begins that 12 months. In 2023’s postseason, he made two extra at left guard when Joe Thuney suffered a pectoral damage.
Allegretti really tore his UCL during the second quarter of Super Bowl LVIII however stayed in for each snap, a key to Kansas Metropolis successful the title in a sport that got here all the way down to the ultimate possession in extra time. The Chiefs have all the time appeared to view Allegretti as a stable backup. Now, nevertheless, he needs an opportunity to personal a place.
“It’ll be a troublesome couple of weeks making an attempt to make that call as a result of clearly, I like Kansas Metropolis, however I’m undoubtedly searching for a spot to go begin,” stated Allegretti, “[and] make my title as a full-time starter. The very best factor about soccer for me as an offensive lineman is the choice and the supply to go lead a bunch of males. That’s one in every of my favourite components about soccer, and one of the simplest ways to do this is to be a starter, Day 1.
And that’s the chance that I’m searching for. I wish to go to a corporation and have an effect as a participant, however [also] have an effect in that locker room as a pacesetter.”
If Allegretti has performed his final snap in a Chiefs uniform, he did so on a legendary observe — and he’ll depart as a three-time Tremendous Bowl champion.
