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Andy Reid wanted to draft McCluster in 2010, when Reid coached the Eagles and McCluster was coming out of college at Mississippi. The Chiefs got to McCluster instead, taking him with a pick early in the second round. But it’s no coincidence that one of Reid’s favorite topics since joining the Chiefs in January as their new coach is McCluster and what he can do for the Chiefs on offense as a receiver and a runner and on special teams. “He’s not the biggest guy in the world, but he’s got a heart of a lion,” Reid said. “He’s got that … tremendous quickness and can catch. He’s pretty good at running the football, so there is a place for him. You line him up everywhere. You can move him around and kind of do some unique things with him."
Reported by the Kansas City Star
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Reid added: “I like McCluster. I think he’s a good football player and he has a role on this football team. I’ve got some things in mind for him. ...” As Star staff writer Adam Teicher noted, this wouldn’t be the first time that the Chiefs had big plans for McCluster. But he has only infrequently lived up to them. Offensively speaking, McCluster has 119 catches, 657 rushing yards and four touchdowns, but few big plays of the game-changing variety. So while Reid and OC Doug Pederson may not be able to get anything more from McCluster, it sounds as if they will try. ... We'll be watching for indications of how that will be in coming months. Stay tuned.
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