It was an enormous mistake in the opening minutes of the AFC championship game on Sunday, and Chiefs coach Andy Reid could have easily given his young wide receiver the cold shoulder.
They're going to keep me up, keep me motivated โ make sure I don't have my head down,โ Hardman said.
They have been without Sammy Watkins since Week 16 because of a calf injury, and the veteran wide receiver was a surprise scratch on Sunday, putting pressure on Hardman and fellow wide receiver Byron Pringle to continue to pick up the slack.
โWe are a group of guys that want to be perfect and strive for that perfection, no matter what we do.
I think we're going to take that same mentality into the Super Bowl.โ___More AP NFL: https://apnews.com/NFL and https://twitter.com/AP_NFL