Creed Humphrey’s shotgun-snapping problems were impossible to miss Sunday in Denver, and they surfaced almost immediately for the Chiefs.
Kansas City’s opening possession against the Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High went nowhere, and the third play of the drive unraveled right at the snap. Humphrey’s shotgun delivery to Patrick Mahomes came in low, forcing Mahomes to simply get rid of the ball. The Chiefs then punted.
The issue didn’t stop there. CBS Sports cameras later caught Humphrey working on his shotgun snaps with offensive lineman Hunter Nourzad, and one of those snaps sailed well over Nourzad’s head.
CBS Sports analyst J.J. Watt floated the idea that the loud Broncos crowd might have played a role, but former Chiefs offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz wasn’t buying it.
“No,” Schwartz wrote on X. “ Creed’s awful snaps have nothing to do with the noise.”
Schwartz followed that up with another post: ““That last snap didn’t look so good that went over the backup Nourzad’s head” 😂😬😂”
For plenty of Chiefs fans, it was no laughing matter. The concern quickly turned to whether Humphrey was dealing with the yips.
Humphrey addressed the snapping troubles Friday when The Star’s Vahe Gregorian asked him about them at a news conference.
“For me, it’s just don’t make it harder than what it is,” Humphrey said. “Just do it, you’ve done it your whole life ...
But it’s something I need to fix right away. It’s affecting our offense, and I need to be better.”
The problem showed up again later in the first quarter, when Humphrey had another low snap to Mahomes. Watt pointed it out on the broadcast and said, “So we’ll have to continue to watch that today,” Watt said.
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