Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill had no time for critics who used their performance as a catalyst for the team’s AFC championship win or for those who complained about the team making the Super Bowl for the third time in a row.
Tranquill had nine tackles in the Chiefs’ 32-29 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night, but when NFL fans complained about this and that, Tranquil responded.
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Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill, No. 23, celebrates after recovering a fumble during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at Huntington Bank Field in Cleveland on December 15, 2024. (Ken Blaze-Imagn Images)
“Shoutout to the @BuffaloBills…a great fight,” he wrote. “The rest of you can put up with all that ‘ref’ talk and kicking stones. We stand for business.’
He also had words for former NFL player Will Compton and Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy.
Tranquill is a veteran linebacker who started his career at the Los Angeles Chargers. He joined the Chiefs before the start of the 2023 season and was part of the defense that led Kansas City to a Super Bowl title against the San Francisco 49ers last season.
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Buffalo Bills running back Ray Davis, #22, recovers his own fumble against Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Drue Tranquill, #23, during the second half of the AFC Championship NFL football game on Sunday, January 26, 2025 in Kansas City, Missouri. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)
At the start of the 2024 season, he became the team’s starter. He played in 16 of the team’s 17 games. He had 94 tackles, two sacks, two pass breakups and two fumble recoveries. The Chiefs were fourth in points allowed and ninth in yards allowed this season.
Kansas City allowed 30 points at least twice this season – to the Bills and the Denver Broncos. Both games were in the regular season and both resulted in the team’s only two losses.
Additionally, Tranquill has 14 tackles in the Chiefs’ two games thus far in the postseason.
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The run defense will be crucial in Super Bowl LIX. Saquon Barkley has proven to be the Philadelphia Eagles’ main X-factor this season and will step on the accelerator on February 9.
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