Two years ago, before the Kansas City Chiefs had won a Super Bowl and we knew nothing of a worldwide pandemic, Mecole Hardman was a rookie — the new kid on the block. A speedster from the University of Georgia, Hardman was entering the NFL with the league’s best quarterback, Patrick Mahomes.
It was only Mahomes’ second year as a starter, but his MVP effort gave him the clout of a 10-year veteran. Hardman had tweeted a photo of himself, saying it was a sneak peek of what was to come.