Chiefs Rookie Carson Steele Has Had A Pet Alligator Since 3rd Grade & Is One Of The Last Humans On Earth You Want To Mess With

The AFC Championship Game rematch between the Kansas City Chiefs and Baltimore Ravens was going to be entertaining enough. Not one of those sleepy preseason games where you have to fill the airwaves with human-interest fluff. But that didn't stop the broadcast dedicating a brief anecdote to Chiefs undrafted rookie tailback/fullback/return man Carson Steele. Apparently photos of Steele with his pet alligator have made the rounds on social media in recent weeks, but I at least didn't hear much more context beyond that. Thanks to Thursday night's telecast, we got the skinny: the gator was a Christmas present from his father in the third grade. https://twitter.com/TSN_Sports/status/1831867119048479079 Here's where the confusion sets in: Steele named the baby gator Crocky-J, which makes you think it's actually a crocodile. I get crocs and gators confused enough as is. Carson Steele, you are not helping. Regardless, Crocky-J is now up over 100 pounds, and now his legal guardian is on an NFL roster as a jack-of-all-trades type of coach's dream. https://twitter.com/SNFonNBC/status/1831869189268856854 Steele's nickname is also "The Crocodile Hunter." Does he feel a type of way about crocs, because he perhaps inadvertently named his gator for a croc? I legit have no idea. My brain is scrambled to bits over this. All I know is, between the fact that Steele's neck is almost thicker than my torso, and due to the intimidating presence of Crocky-J, I wouldn't want to have any kind of quarrel with him whatsoever. Hereby endorsing anything and everything Carson Steele-related. I feel like we'll see more of him as the season goes on. Don't want to blow the load in Week 1. Andy Reid is already having fun with his new first-round toy, Texas speedster Xavier Worthy . https://twitter.com/NFL/status/1831860914246590589 Damn talk about a thunder-lightning combo. One play you could have Worthy screaming toward teh edge on an end around, the next minute you could have the Kyle Brandt Angry Runs certified Carson Steele coming straight north-south, trying to run through your f*****g face. https://twitter.com/jagibbs_23/status/1825173473313923438 https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1828485704235512030 PS this made me laugh very, very hard upon first viewing. Wishing the same to you, reader. https://twitter.com/WhyGarth/status/1831867124945748305