Gay, along with all NFL rookies last season, knows that comparing the two years is unreasonable because the pandemic cancelled the Chiefs’ on-field workouts last summer. And unlike last year, amid the height of the coronavirus pandemic, Gay went through his first voluntary on-field workouts the past three weeks at the Chiefs’ training facility as the first phase of his anticipated second season, in which he is expected to be one of the team’s starters.Īt this time of the year, most second-year players can describe, often in rather great detail, the difference they have in terms of the confidence in their abilities and their knowledge of their team’s scheme. This summer has been the first time Gay has practiced with his Chiefs teammates in a more loose setting, one in which a young player can correct his mistakes more quickly because the repetitions are aplenty. Although linebacker Willie Gay has been in the NFL for 14 months now, he’s still going through experiences that usually happen during a player’s rookie year.
