Sean McCoy, new Kansas City boss, says the ultimate goal is to win

Kansas City Chiefs' LeSean McCoy, who joined the squad on Saturday after being released by the Buffalo Bills, has already ridden more than 10,000 rushing yards in his NFL career for the past 10 years. He totals more than 3,600 yards and has reached the end zone 94 times.

He does not have much left to prove.

Still, McCoy is getting ready for at least one more season – but this time he will be with his original NFL coach, playing for a team led by the man who had originally pleaded for that the Philadelphia Eagles push him off Pittsburgh in the second round of the 2009 NFL draft.

This made the decision quite easy.

"When I had time to think about how the season last year – and the type of program I wanted to participate in – a group of teams called and I thought: [Kansas City] was probably the best solution for me, "he told reporters on Monday. "You see the offense. I'm just trying to be here and play a small role. These guys are rolling. To be part of that, I think we have a great chance to win a championship.

"You have to pick a team you want to play for," McCoy added, "and I think the best thing is Andy Reid, who has been one of my favorite coaches of my career in the NFL. with me since I'm 20. Now, I'm 31. We had a long conversation Brett Veach [is] a guy who has believed in me for years. It was the right solution. "

McCoy, however, said his decision to sign with the Chiefs was not strictly a question of old friends again.

"The team they had here, where they were going, the type of goals, a realistic approach to getting to the dance," he said. "You look at a team like this, it's so explosive in defense, and particularly in attack. There are playmakers in the area. Then, the quarterback. I mean, this guy is for real; it is the real deal. Entering here with him and all the other weapons – and as a unit – it made sense. "

But it's unclear whether McCoy will participate in Sunday's opening game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. During his regular appearance in the press on Monday, Reid would not have been arrested.

"We'll see what he can find in a short time here, how comfortable he is with that, and then we'll go from there," Reid said. "He's a pretty smart kid, so I think he'll do it. He practiced and played in their pre-season games. The conditioning part is not a problem; you just have to be familiar with the protections and the game part. "

Reid said that although the Chiefs offense has similarities to what it experienced while McCoy was playing for him in Philadelphia, many things were different.

"Listen, that's why you have to train and play once you get here," he said. "I think the essential thing is that he knows what to expect. He knows I'm not going to punch him. He will go to work and he must learn the offense. "

McCoy had already noticed.

"Some terminologies are a little different," he said after discovering Chiefs' playbook, "but many of the concepts are pretty much the same. The coach has a lot more wrinkles than before, but there are some similarities. The difficult part with different offensive patterns is that the code words are pretty much the same, so that confuses you a bit. I should be fine. I am a smart guy. I have nothing else to do. "

This drew a laugh from the press on Monday. But when some of his new teammates spoke to the media on Wednesday, McCoy was drawing admiration only.

"He will obviously add to the offense," said quarterback Patrick Mahomes. "Every time you meet a player who is so successful in the NFL, you will add to your offense in any way you can. With the depth we have here, you can rotate back and forth from every position – tight end, pointing back, catcher – and there will be no falling. I am delighted to have it. "

"Shady is the man," said Travis Kelce. "I guess I'm around Philly – even when I was in college, my brother [Jason Kelce] was in his first two years [with the Eagles] – [so] Knowing a lot of guys on this team, it was cool to see how his career unfolded and how he kept a cool head throughout his career … especially with the praise that guy gets for what ### 39 he can do with the ball. "

Recalling that he had recently described the Chiefs' offense as offering unlimited options, Kelce was questioned about his reaction when he finally became aware of the game plan that the Chiefs will use in Jacksonville.

"When I said that, we had neither DeAnthony Thomas nor LeSean McCoy," he said. "I can not really say exactly what we are going to do, but it seems like everyone is going to have [an] the opportunity to catch the ball. "

For his part, McCoy does not seem to worry about the number of hits he will get by sharing goals with Damien Williams and Darwin Thompson.

"They are very good backs. It's up to coach Reid to take care of it, "he said. "The good thing about that, is that he's been doing it for a number of years with different types like Duce Staley and [Brian] Westbrook – who had a very good career. I am open to hard work and competition. The ultimate goal is to win. It's something I have not done yet. I had good numbers and I did good things, but I want to win with a winning team.

"No matter what it takes to get it done," he says, "we'll do it.