Garrett Nussmeier Praises Mahomes as He Battles Justin Fields for Chiefs Roster Spot
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Garrett Nussmeier plays football for the Kansas City Chiefs. He is a quarterback. This is the player who throws the ball a lot.
Nussmeier wants a place on the Chiefs' final roster. A roster is the list of players on a team.
He is in a battle with another player, Justin Fields. A battle here means a strong competition for one job.
Nussmeier fell in the draft. The draft is when teams choose new players. He did not go early, so people call it a free-fall. That means he dropped down the list fast.
But some people think Nussmeier can still make the final team. They predict this, which means they think it will happen.
Nussmeier says he has one advantage. An advantage is something good that helps you.
He got early help from Patrick Mahomes. Mahomes is a very famous quarterback for the Chiefs.
This help is called mentorship. A mentor is an experienced person who teaches a younger person.
Nussmeier says this mentorship helped him learn and grow as a player.
Vocabulary15 words
- quarterback
- the football player who throws the ball
- roster
- the list of players on a team
- battle
- a strong fight or competition
- draft
- when sports teams choose new players
- free-fall
- a fast drop down
- predict
- to say what you think will happen
- advantage
- something good that helps you
- mentorship
- help and teaching from an experienced person
- mentor
- a person who teaches and helps a younger person
- compete
- to try to win against someone
- final
- last; the end one
- team
- a group of players who play together
- famous
- known by many people
- helped
- gave support to someone
- player
- a person who plays a sport
Quiz
Answer key
1. Quarterback 2. Justin Fields 3. Patrick Mahomes
Fill-in-the-blank listening
Play the audio again and fill in the missing words as you listen.
Garrett Nussmeier plays football for the Kansas City _____.
He is a _____. This is the player who throws the ball a lot.
Nussmeier wants a place on the Chiefs' final _____.
He is in a _____ with another player, Justin Fields.
Nussmeier fell in the _____. This is when teams choose new players.
People call his fall a _____. That means he dropped down fast.
Some people _____ Nussmeier can still make the final team.
Nussmeier says he has one _____.
He got early help from Patrick _____.
This help is called _____.
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