{"id":786775,"date":"2026-07-27T05:59:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/786775\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T05:59:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T05:59:17","slug":"cyrus-allen-emmett-johnson-respond-early-on-to-chiefs-hard-coaching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/786775\/","title":{"rendered":"Cyrus Allen, Emmett Johnson respond early on to Chiefs\u2019 hard coaching."},"content":{"rendered":"

As the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> attempt to rebound from a disappointing 2025 season, the team has made coaching a focus. This is particularly true on offense. Tough-nosed Eric Bieniemy returns as offensive coordinator after three seasons away from Kansas City.<\/p>\n

Rookies have already reported to the team\u2019s training camp at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph.<\/p>\n

Even the early portion is living up to the brutal reputations of training camps under Bieniemy and head coach Andy Reid.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt definitely was right that it\u2019s one of the hardest training camps, for sure,\u201d said rookie wide receiver Cyrus Allen after practice. \u201cI\u2019m just getting my feet wet and understanding the playbook and everything. Just keep going.\u201d<\/p>\n

The approach of Bieniemy and Reid reminds Allen of the environment in his last college season with the Cincinnati Bearcats.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t play,\u201d he said of the staff. \u201cThat\u2019s all I can say. Everything is intentional. Everything is process oriented. We did that a lot at Cincy, so I\u2019m coming back into it. Coach EB is definitely pounding us every day about [having] our shirts tucked in. Everything is structure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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ST JOSEPH, MISSOURI – JULY 25: Quarterback Patrick Mahomes #15 hands off to Emmett Johnson #10 during Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp at Missouri Western State University on July 25, 2026 in St Joseph, Missouri. (Photo by Jamie Squire\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

Running back Emmett Johnson is all for Bieniemy\u2019s fiery nature.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s going to push you,\u201d remarked the rookie. \u201cHe\u2019s going to push you a lot. He wants the best from you at the end of the day. I don\u2019t take anything personally. I pride myself in hard coaching, so I really love that he\u2019s here pushing me to be better every single day.\u201d<\/p>\n

Allen also reportedly had some one-on-one coaching from Reid during Sunday\u2019s practice.<\/p>\n

\u201c[He was] just making sure I\u2019m looking at the coverages,\u201d the wideout recalled. \u201cPre-snap awareness and stuff like that. Just being where my feet are and making decisions quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n

As both players enter the league, they are showing a humble nature as they work to earn rookie roles on this year\u2019s Chiefs squad.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s surreal for me,\u201d Allen acknowledged. \u201cA lot of people are proud of me back home. I appreciate them for that. I worked extremely hard to be here. Nothing was given. I earned everything. I\u2019m pretty happy with myself, but I still have that underdog mentality that I live by every day. Every day, I come to work, and I\u2019m willing to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

Johnson\u2019s professionalism showed as he was unofficially credited<\/a> as Sunday\u2019s first player down the hill for practice.<\/p>\n

Expect to see more early appearances from Johnson as he continues a routine dating to high school of getting 200 receiving reps each day from the JUGS machine.<\/p>\n

Johnson knows that extra time will be required to be successful as a pro. He has meticulously planned his transition and sought advice from players such as Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a> running back Ameer Abdullah.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this level, especially,\u201d he explained, \u201cI feel like you have to do the extra things like recovery. You\u2019ve got to get in the building early. You\u2019ve got to stay late, I feel, to be successful at this level. So, I\u2019m kind of learning through my routine right now. [I\u2019m] asking older guys like Ameer Abdullah who played at Nebraska. Just picking his game on recovery because he\u2019s been playing a long time. That\u2019s what I\u2019m doing.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"As the Kansas City Chiefs attempt to rebound from a disappointing 2025 season, the team has made coaching…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":786776,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[15977,24538,349,99],"class_list":["post-786775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-news","tag-kansas-city-chiefs-training-camp","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=786775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/786775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/786776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=786775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=786775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=786775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}