Former Chiefs QB Alex Smith on Chiefs fatigue: ‘I don’t get it’

Is Kansas City Chiefs fatigue a real thing?

It depends on who you ask. We’ve written that the Chiefs’ Dynasty is good for the National Football League, but that doesn’t mean people aren’t sick of watching Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid run roughshod over the rest of the league.

Andrew Perloff, for one, is baffled by the neutral fanbase’s disdain for the Chiefs, but this “fatigue” is becoming a real factor. Of course, Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo has acknowledged it, but that doesn’t mean others in sports media haven’t worked hard to downplay the notion that Kansas City is constantly hogging the headlines.

Alex Smith among them.

But Smith also played under Reid, mentored Mahomes, and played his home games at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium.

This might surprise you, but former Kansas City Chiefs QB Alex Smith doesn’t get “Chiefs fatigue.” pic.twitter.com/ApIYQY044P

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“For me, listen, I hear about Chiefs fatigue – I don’t get it,” said Smith. “Don’t be sick of this. This is never going to happen again. Listen, the modern rules of football, the salary cap, rules constantly get implemented by the league office to prevent this from happening. They want more parity — and we have it. Look at the AFC. Look at the quarterbacks that are lining up to try to get in [the Super Bowl].

“This is unprecedented and incredibly special. We’re also going to find out later today if they actually do it, but again, don’t get tired of this.”

Nate Burleson of NFL on CBS echoed this sentiment, urging fans to resist the urge to buy into the narrative that we’re tired of seeing the Chiefs. So it’s not just former Chiefs players who feel this way, and while Smith’s perspective might be a bit biased, it’s hard to deny that what we’re witnessing is something truly rare.