Most Kansas City Chiefs fans already know the story of the one-hand man who catches football with quarterback Patrick Mahomes before games. Porter Ellett, a coach on the Chiefs’ coaching staff, has one arm, but that hasn’t stopped him from being a top-tier coach, let alone making his way to where he is now.
As I already stated, most Chiefs fans know the story, but for the purpose of the article, I’ll give a few details. Ellett is the assistant running backs coach for the Chiefs and is now in his eighth season with the team. Of course, with BYU connections, head coach Andy Reid quickly found out about the resilient young man.
Ellett was involved in a farming incident in Utah as a young kid that caused him to lose control of his right arm. At the age of 16, he had the idea to get it amputated in order for him to progress. He felt like keeping the limb would only hold him back.
Ellett still played sports in high school with one arm, at a very high level I should add, And that led him to be as passionate as he is about his job now.
On Sunday, just hours before the Kansas City Chiefs game against the Buffalo Bills, ESPN did a feature story on Ellett and his life story. ESPN allowed the world to see who Ellett is and how he has become a rising coach on the Chiefs staff.
Ellett is in a similar role as the one offensive coordinator Matt Nagy was in when he started coaching under Andy Reid. And, Nagy has turned into a great coach. Ellett will be there soon.
