Travis Kelce reveals behind-the-scenes Chiefs impact by DeAndre Hopkins - and he already has a nickname

Travis Kelce has been hugely impressed pinch DeAndre Hopkins since nan Chiefs traded for nan wide receiver past week, and nan tight extremity has moreover fixed his caller teammate a nickname.

Hopkins, pursuing apt season-ending injuries to Chiefs receivers Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown and Rashee Rice, landed successful Kansas City from Tennessee past Wednesday successful speech for a fifth-round prime (which could go a fourth).

And nan five-time Pro Bowler has already made his beingness felt down nan scenes, arsenic Kelce praised Hopkins' positivity connected he and his relative Jason's 'New Heights' podcast.

'It's awesome man. Having D-Hop successful nan building, having different vet... I telephone him 'Swag Champs,' Kelce revealed, pursuing Kansas City's latest triumph complete nan Raiders.

'When you get a vet into nan building and he juices everybody's assurance up. He juices everybody - for illustration nan aura, and nan nosy that you having successful nan building. Just going to work, he's conscionable different feline that you tin ever trust connected to show up and put successful nan activity but bask what he's doing.

Kelce noted that Hopkins had conscionable 2 days to activity pinch backmost Patrick Mahomes and study nan team's discourtesy earlier suiting up against Las Vegas.

Hopkins had a humble 2 catches for 29 yards but Kelce is assured he'll proceed to amended arsenic he settles into his caller surroundings. 

 'He's specified a professional, man,' Kelce said. 'He knows really to triumph shot games. He knows really to beryllium accountable. You don't request to show that feline much. He gets it. And he's only made america amended already.'

Hopkins, 32, tallied 1,057 yards for nan Titans past twelvemonth to spell on pinch 7 receiving touchdowns.

He's topped 1,000 yards successful 7 abstracted seasons during his career.

Kelce, meanwhile, has bounced backmost from a slow commencement to nan play which saw him drawback conscionable 8 balls complete nan first 3 games.

Since past - and aft Rice's knee wounded successful Week 4 - Kelce has reached 70 aliases much yards connected 3 occasions, and caught his first touchdown of nan play past play vs. nan Raiders.

The Chiefs are undefeated and will look to move to 8-0 adjacent Monday arsenic they look nan Buccaneers.