Kansas City Chiefs fans have been waiting for the off-the-field friendship between star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and wide receiver Gehrig Dieter to blossom on the gridiron for a while now. Unfortunately, this preseason makes it seem as if might not happen any time soon.
Dieter, a third-year wideout, came into Chiefs training camp with a solid amount of experience to help propel him up the depth chart—with spots vacated by Chris Conley and, at one point, De’Anthony Thomas. Instead, Dieter has been dealing with a back injury that won’t let him practice since the start of camp in St.