KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- By just about any measure, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce had as good of an offseason as anyone.It began when he reached a five-year, $46 million contract extension that included $20 million in guarantees -- a deal signed while he was in Hawaii, no less. It continued with the filming of a reality TV show in which 50 women tried to impress the 27-year-old bachelor enough to win his love.His season is turning out to be pretty good, too.Kelce had eight catches for a career-best 140 yards in Sundays win over Atlanta, which allowed Kansas City to remain a game behind Oakland in the AFC West. It was the former third-round picks third straight 100-yard receiving effort, one shy of the franchise record set by Tony Gonzalez in 2000. Hell have a chance to match it in a pivotal Thursday night showdown with the Raiders .The guys so unique. One of the most unique tight ends in the NFL, Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith said. I think of what he can do -- he has so many different strengths.Most of them are in the passing game, where his hands and ability to run essentially turns him into an extra wide receiver. That has proven to be critical the past few weeks while Jeremy Maclin, the Chiefs top wide receiver, has been dealing with a lingering groin injury.His big-play ability was evident right from the start in Atlanta, when Kelce hauled in back-to-back catches of 21 and 35 yards to help the Chiefs answer the Falcons opening-drive touchdown.For a big guy to have the kind of vision he does, you saw it on the opening drive, Smith said. The first catch, to go up and get that in traffic, and then he beats the safety one-on-one (one the next catch) to get us down to the goal line. Obviously, hes a heck of a player.He even got props from the safety he beat on that play, Keanu Neal.Hes a technician, smart with his routes, and he knows how to play the game, Neal said after the game. Hes a great route-runner and can play ball. Thats why hes a Pro Bowler.Its also why the Chiefs have begun to target him more often.He was only targeted three times apiece in back-to-back games against Oakland and New Orleans earlier this season, catching five passes for 57 yards combined. But he has been targeted at least eight times each of the past three weeks, including 15 targets in his 101-yard effort two weeks ago in Denver.The result has been 23 catches for 349 yards over the past three games .Normally in big games, your good players show up, Chiefs coach Andy Reid said. Hes always going to be a part of our game plan. Wed be foolish not to make him a part. So then you have to kind of overcome the other teams plan and try to do something else if they double him. Weve moved him all over the place, so were lucky he can do that.Indeed, Kelce is comfortable lining up in the traditional tight end position at the end of the line, but hes just as relaxed lining up in the slot or even wide in formations.The most impressive thing to me is in the pass game, how he matches up on different people, Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. You have coverage on him, you think you have the right leverage and then he can stick a foot in the ground and change directions. Thats really hard for a big guy to do.Perhaps most impressive is that Kelce has managed to maintain his focus and drive, despite the flashy new contract, all those swooning women and his burgeoning superstardom. He is rarely in the locker room when reporters are around, and he tends to deflect questions that dont have anything to do with football.Good luck trying to get him to talk about his show, Catching Kelce.Which is perfectly fine with the Chiefs. 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With Reed tormenting opposing defenses, DePaul perched itself atop the Big East with a 4-2 win at home against Creighton on Sept. 29 and a 4-1 win at Seton Hall on Oct. 2.But take away the goals in which Reed played a part, either by scoring them or setting them up, and the Blue Demons accumulated one fewer goal than the Bluejays and Pirates.It is an alternate history DePaul might not wish to consider. Instead, in our reality, Reeds three goals and three assists make her espnWs national soccer player of the week.It is fitting that DePaul is in the midst of what could be such a strong closing kick to Reeds final regular season -- unbeaten in the Big East and winners of five in a row overall after a 1-4-2 start. Because Reed, too, got a late start on Big East success. A Chicago-area product, she played her freshman season at Indiana State in the Missouri Valley Conference (setting that programs single-season scoring record with 10 goals) before she joined DePaul as a transfer.Reed scored 12 goals in her first season at DePaul. Her 25 goals in a little more than two and a half seasons are already good enough for third among the programs all-time leaders (15 career assists place her tied for fifth in that category).To be fair, it has been far from a one-woman band. In her first two seasons, Reed played alongside Elise Wyatt, the programs all-time leading goal scorer. And she still plays alongside junior Alexa Ben, whose return to health and form seems far from coincidental in the recent winning streak.dddddddddddd. All the same, Reed has either scored or assisted on 35 percent of the total goals scored by the Blue Demons since she arrived -- a greater percentage than even highly successful peers like Wisconsins Rose Lavelle and Virginia Techs Murielle Tiernan in the same span.She just has a knack for being around when the ball goes in the back of the net, by deft skill when possible, or bullish persistence when not. Take the game against Seton Hall. After contributing a goal and two assists in the win over Creighton, Reed wasted no time getting the road trip off to a comfortable start. Running onto what looked like nothing more than a hopeful long cross into the box, she headed the ball off the crossbar. When neither the goalkeeper nor the trailing defender reacted quickly, she seized the opportunity to head the rebound into the goal.Just before the half came to a close, Reed showed off her playmaking skills when she gathered the ball at midfield and slotted a perfectly angled pass that put Taylor Schissler in alon