Shortly after the Chiefs’ 45-10 win over the Detroit Lions on Nov. 1 in London, Charcandrick West glanced at his cellphone and saw an uplifting message.
It was from Jamaal Charles, his friend and mentor.
“He just told me, ‘You’re starting to look like a top back in this league,’ he’s very proud of me,” West said. “So coming from him, that’s a great feeling.”
No doubt. In his third start of the season, West had just rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries against the Lions, following up a 22-carry, 110-yard and one-touchdown effort against the Pittsburgh Steelers the week before.