Dustin Colquitt hasn’t felt this sensation in a very long time. It’s the feeling of competition, literally the presence of someone else using his exact same position—punter—to describe the reason they are also on the roster of the Kansas City Chiefs.
If that sounds dramatic, it actually is. Every other player on the roster experiences the rush of competition every single year save for a couple key spots. Patrick Mahomes knows no one is going to take his job. Maybe a long snapper or other such position will know that he is safe. Other than that, every player knows that he must fight for his job again and again in the hopes of extending his NFL career.