Super Bowl Domination

Chapter 849 Gains and losses
In the morning, the sky is slightly bright.

The sky was clear and boundless. There were no thick clouds in sight. Kansas City had returned to its usual dry and cold winter state, as if last Sunday's freezing rain was just a small accident that left no trace.

It's hard to imagine that in just a few days, we defeated the New England Patriots in a desperate comeback under bad weather conditions, and said goodbye to the Kansas City Chiefs' number one fan in the drizzle. It seemed like we had experienced an autumn and a winter, and it had been a long time since we stepped onto the training ground again.

However, the season is not over yet.

There is one final, ultimate battle, which is also the most important one.

While players and coaches from the league's other thirty teams gathered in Orlando, Florida, for the annual Pro Bowl, Levi had returned to Kansas City to restart his final training.

In previous years, the Pro Bowl has always been held in Honolulu, Hawaii, which is equivalent to a group vacation or team building, experiencing the different customs on the Pacific island with four seasons of summer.

In the past, players would be very happy to go to the Pro Bowl as long as they were selected. It was an honor and an important opportunity for self-promotion. No matter whether they were young rookies or senior veterans, they would not miss it.

However, in recent years, due to concerns about injuries and the need to fly long distances to Hawaii, more and more players have been absent for various reasons, causing the league's annual All-Star Game to gradually lose its fun.

In order to convince players to return to the Pro Bowl stage and even actively participate in it, the league brought the Pro Bowl back to the North American continent.

In this way, a vacation is still a vacation, but the long journey across the ocean is reduced. The players who were originally planning to go to Florida or the Caribbean for vacation became obviously more positive and cheered.

Unfortunately, the Kansas City Chiefs missed the game for the second consecutive year.

Of course, the same goes for the Los Angeles Rams, no one wants to risk the Super Bowl.

The league is particularly regretful. Goodell has always hoped that Levi could be on the Pro Bowl stage. Because the Pro Bowl is not competitive, it is the best stage to perfectly showcase Levi's perfect advancement. The performance-oriented ground running ball should be able to make passers-by cheer for the excitement.

Especially this year, after winning the regular season MVP, he attracted global attention.

If Levi could make the Pro Bowl...

However, there are gains and losses, and Goodell still has to strike a balance. In order to witness the excitement of "Levi VS Donald 2.0" on the Super Bowl stage, it is okay to sacrifice the Pro Bowl.

What's more, there is also Barkley who is sharpening his knife in this year's Pro Bowl.

Everyone says that the New York Giants' terrible performance once again proves that the quarterback is the core of the team, and elite running backs are not enough to change the game. After all, Barkley is not Levi, so there is no need to over-praise his performance.

Buckley: …

It can be imagined that Barkley has been holding his breath, ready to prove himself——

What could be more suitable than the performance-oriented Pro Bowl stage?
On the other side, Barkley was ready to show his skills in the Pro Bowl, but he never expected that there was a McCaffrey secretly ambushing him.

Meanwhile, Levi has returned to the training ground and started with basic restorative training.

It is difficult, undoubtedly it is difficult.

The season is so long, and we have just experienced multiple tests on the physical and mental levels, and we are seriously exhausted. Resuming training is undoubtedly a torture.

But thinking of Annie, this was the final sprint of the season carrying Annie's dream, Levi gritted his teeth and took a step forward, stepping onto the training ground again.

Gradually, Levi has gotten used to being the first one to arrive at the training ground; but today he didn't expect that someone had already started warming up at the training ground.

——Berry.

Although it was an accident, Levi did not start a conversation. He just greeted him silently, then joined Berry and started a simple warm-up.

Although it is called a warm-up, the intensity is quite high and I started sweating after just a short while.

Levi only had a little sweat on his forehead, but Berry looked like he had been fished out of the water, his entire body was soaked inside and out. Even as he stood there, one could see his knees and shoulders trembling slightly.

Berry has been trying to keep up with Levi's warm-up intensity, but now it seems that he is still struggling.

Levi finished a set of movements, took the initiative to wait by the side with a kettle, and then handed the kettle to Berry.

Berry didn't have time to thank him, and gulped it down his throat. After drinking the entire pot of water in one breath and catching his breath, Berry looked at Levi, adjusted his breathing, and said something without thinking.

“I’m ready to keep going.”

Levi was puzzled.

Berry didn't need Levi to ask and continued talking on his own.

"I know that no matter how this season ends, people are expecting me to make a decision, just like Revis did."

Last season, after Revis won the Super Bowl with the Kansas City Chiefs, he announced his retirement and ended his career with a championship ring.

Turn around and leave when things are at their best to avoid things from getting ugly.

But Berry had different ideas.

“I want to keep going.”

"I know that if I continue to insist, things may become ugly. The league has no mercy. People say that I should take this opportunity to retire directly; but I still want to run on the court."

"It wasn't because of that interception."

"I know that doesn't mean anything. I still have a lot to work on before I can reach my peak state. I shouldn't get carried away because of a single moment."

"I just……"

After thinking about it carefully, Berry didn't know how to describe his feelings.

Levi looked at Berry quietly, waiting patiently, catching Berry's expression, and tentatively said, "I just want to keep playing football."

Berry was stunned, a smile crept up the corners of his mouth, and he nodded gently, "Yes, I want to continue playing football."

Levi, "Then you should keep working on it."

At this moment——

"Hey, you two! Yes, I'm talking about you two fools. Don't you know that this is a private training ground? What are you doing here so early in the morning? Don't tell me you are here for training."

Looking in the direction of the sound, Houston was walking towards me in a swagger.

Hugging, Houston gave each of his two friends a hug.

Berry finally spoke up to fight back, "Shouldn't we be the ones asking you this? A man lying on the ground unable to get up, run over here and continue lying there?"

Houston raised a finger toward Berry without hesitation, the middle one. "They want me to continue lying down and want me to retire, but I won't let them do that. Their pain is my wait for happiness."

He quickly rubbed his hands to express his anticipation, "I think I can play for another ten years."

Berry was stunned.

Houston also realized that ten years was a bit too long, "at least a few more years anyway."

"Honestly, I was thinking about retiring after this season, no matter what the result is or where I finish in the playoffs, I've had enough."

"My body is not under my control, and I have endless injuries. I can't even sleep peacefully. I am no different from an 80-year-old man."

Just a few words, mumbling and complaining, but it was extremely true.

However, Berry and Levi couldn't laugh.

(End of this chapter)