Kansas City Chiefs Free Agent JuJu Smith-Schuster Steps Up In Super Bowl LVII

Kansas City Chiefs Free Agent JuJu Smith-Schuster Steps Up In Super Bowl LVIILook : NFL World Celebrating Doug Williams On Tuesday

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It's madness, he said, to come out here and play on a one-year deal to chase that Super Bowl ring.

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A free agent at the end of the year with Smith-Schuster, some speculated.

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That the Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver probably only hurts his cause for getting a more long-term deal in the future.

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Entering Super Bowl LVII, Smith-Schuster had not recorded more than 35 receiving yards in five straight games.

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But in the Chiefs' 38-35 Super Bowl victory, he stepped up when his team needed him most.

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The Chiefs trailed by 10 points at halftime, dominated time of possession and did not convert a third down.

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Making matters worse: With 1:44 left in the half, quarterback Patrick Mahomes re-injured his right ankle, requiring treatment until the game.

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That play was ruined from the outset with a bad snap by Creed Humphrey, and as Mahomes attempted to fake the defender with the pitch,

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That linebacker T.J. Tackled awkwardly by Edwards, he was initially injured in the divisional playoffs by re-aggravating the ankle.

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