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Brady showed no respect to Donald Yee, raising his hand to put Li Wei in an awkward position and letting Li Wei fully experience the bitter taste of intense hatred—suddenly, things beca complicated and seed to spiral out of control.
Imdiately, Donald called Li Wei, telling him not to mind, for it was Goodell who had created this ss. If it weren’t for the League commissioner’s eagerness to thrust Li Wei into the lilight, there wouldn’t have been such a backlash, making Li Wei a target for public criticism.
"Who caused the trouble, should clean it up. Don’t worry, I’ll make him deeply regret it."
Donald said nonchalantly, causing Li Wei to shudder over the phone, silently praying for Goodell, as he felt Donald was sharpening his knives, now aiming to butcher the League commissioner.
A simple "sorry" was far from enough. Donald needed to make Goodell truly realize Li Wei’s value and further strengthen his resolve to make Li Wei the face of the League.
Initially, Li Wei wanted to say that he could handle whatever ca his way and wasn’t afraid at all, in fact, he found it rather amusing and didn’t mind verbally sparring with the dia; but Donald took charge of everything, allowing Li Wei to focus entirely on his training.
anwhile, apart from Donald, Reed also stopped all the floods and beasts—
"Give the rookie players so space."
With one sentence, he extinguished all the dia’s provoking and troublemaking intentions, protecting the players behind him as tightly as a hen protecting her chicks.
Given that the preseason had no fixed post-ga press conference schedules, it was entirely up to the coach to decide which players would take interviews. Reed decisively shielded Li Wei, leaving the dia with no recourse.
Rarely seen, Reed also displayed his firmness off the field.
This was unlike Reed at all.
Later, Reed admitted that he was inspired by Saban.
Last season, from the end of the season, Crimson Tide Storm had completely refused any form of dia interviews, resulting in dia encirclent and brutal criticism, but Saban remained unmoved like a mountain, even drawing mockery from the NFL, implying that Saban had been scared by the dia.
And the result?
Crimson Tide Storm finished the season undefeated, powerfully slapping the dia in the face.
Although during the regular season, due to League regulations, Reed couldn’t do the sa, at least for now, Reed could tell those dia to get lost.
So.
Li Wei was already eager to engage the dia in a real tussle, but had not expected that Donald and Reed, one from within and the other from without, would control the situation so tightly that Li Wei missed his chance to shine.
Frustrating.
Even more dramatically, Reed simply didn’t let Li Wei play in the third preseason ga.
Wait, this?
Was that necessary?
The coaching staff of the Kansas City Chiefs had long been aware of this.
Reed wasn’t benching Li Wei; on the contrary, by the first two gas, Reed had already confird Li Wei’s position as the starting running back, and, like Smith continuing as the starting quarterback, there was no need for either to keep playing.
Not just in the third ga, but also in the fourth, Reed didn’t plan to let Li Wei and Smith play.
Throughout the preseason, Smith only played one quarter of a ga.
In contrast, led by Hunter, the substitute running backs, and Mahos, leading the substitute quarterbacks, still needed to fight for a spot on the team. The last two preseason gas were their final opportunity.
Especially the quarterbacks, as they needed to morize, internalize, and apply the playbook; they had to validate their performance during the actual gas, so they needed ti on the field to fully demonstrate their capabilities.
Reed, everything had already been planned.
However, through the eyes of the dia, the situation had completely transford into sothing else.
"Li Wei perford poorly and was kicked out of the starting lineup."
"Top Scholar faced rejection, and it is very likely he won’t make the final team roster."
"As the roster deadline approached, Li Wei still couldn’t get a chance to play."
"Reed put Li Wei on ice to let the Top Scholar cool down."
"Kansas City Chiefs shot themselves in the foot, the third pick might be stillborn."
"NFL’s first Chinese first-round pick is not acclimatizing well, maybe it was too rushed?"
"While teammates are fully showcasing themselves, Li Wei can only sit and watch from the sidelines."
"From the team’s favorite to being sidelined, Li Wei’s first lesson in the Professional League: you are not that important."
"Breaking News! Reed and Veach clash, the head coach, and the team manager’s conflict over draft decisions finally erupts."
What a stir!
All kinds of speculation, countless rumors hung over Kansas City like clouds in the rainy season, lingering, making the team the focus before the season started, following the draft.
Everything happened just as Calvert, the Jacksonville Jaguars team manager, had predicted—
All the spotlight they had been craving was now on the shoulders of the Kansas City Chiefs, even though they salvaged the situation by picking Fournette fourth, the gap between the rookies was just too large!
However, it was uncertain if this was the scenario Veach had hoped to see.
As the situation escalated,
After missing the third preseason ga, Li Wei also missed the final preseason ga, which hugely disappointed the dia.
Because the fourth preseason ga was against the Tennessee Titans, the team Derrick Henry played for.
This could have been the first eting between the two generations of Crimson Tide Storm leaders, as well as a clash between the last two Heisman winners on a professional stage, a guaranteed crowd-puller from any angle.
Unfortunately, it fell through.
Indeed, not only did Li Wei not take the field, but Henry also didn’t appear for the Tennessee Titans.
The leaders of the Crimson Tide Storm from two generations both sat out as spectators.
"30:6".
Tennessee Titans in the lead, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Kansas City Chiefs, who had stirred up heated discussions with a series of savvy moves at this year’s draft, ended their preseason with a record of two wins and two losses, not a disaster, but certainly not eting expectations.
And then, the dia just couldn’t hold back any longer; the already wild rumors intensified and proliferated through various channels to social dia platforms, pushing this frenzy to its peak.
Rumors said, Li Wei was still not adapting to the NFL level of physicality; after a good performance in the first preseason ga, he showed signs of fatigue, which led to a drop in performance in the second ga, and even a minor strain during that ga, which was why Reed put Li Wei on the bench.
Previously, everyone criticized the Washington Redskins for their costly decision to pick Robert Griffin III only to find out he was injury-prone.
But at least Griffin dominated in his rookie season, not only leading his team to the playoffs but also scooping the Rookie of the Year Award; and now, even before the season has begun, Li Wei is struggling?
According to rumors, sources adamantly stated that Reed made this decision to protect Li Wei’s fragile body and self-esteem, and it was because of this that Reed and Veach had a fallout. They spent such a high price only to pick a "greenhouse flower," a running back who needs to handle a lot of physical confrontations, which is truly disheartening.
So, is Li Wei really not up to the mark?
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