Earlier this week, just a couple of days before players started reporting to St. Joseph for training camp, Hali vented frustration with playing time last season and his displeasure with teammates who did not show up for the team's Optional Team Activities (OTAs).
Hali looked a little bit embarrassed on the first day of camp, especially since he was one of very few players who did not participate. Asked if he would do it all over again, knowing what he now knows,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, he said he would, but maybe not the same way.
None of Hali's teammates was interested in criticizing him in front of the media.
"I know what kind of person Tamba is," Smith said. "We had some fun with it, especially with the old guy. I think it's funny that the old guy is (the one who) provides the drama."
"I feel like I can still play, and that's why I went on my rant."
But he was still a center of attention.
"I haven't missed any off-season workouts in 11 years w/the Chiefs. I've played in every game except four in my 11 year career with Chiefs. Let's look at the Super Bowl champs I am sure they had 100% attendance for OTAS AND OFFFSEASON WORKOUT this year."
"I'd do it a little bit differently," he said. "I wouldn't be on Twitter. I probably would have contacted Coach to figure it out.
"Everybody knows he loves to play the game. That's all done."
Chiefs coach Andy Reid said he was fine with Hali voicing his opinion,Jerseys From China.
"I can still play the game," Hali said. "I'm not going to lie to you. I'm a competitor, and I want to compete. It's not about who's better on the team. I don't want to be phased out."
"Tamba's a unique character on this team," Reid said. "He's a big brother type. He's old and he's ornery.
Hali spoke to reporters Friday for the first time since his tweets. He said he was not surprised that he created some controversy.
Hali was probably most frustrated about only getting those seven snaps in the team's playoff loss to Pittsburgh.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Tamba Hali started training camp on the physically unable to perform list.
"Fans should know this. only played 7 snaps last year 2017 playoff game against the Steelers,Wholesale NHL Jerseys," he said in a series of tweets on July 22. "I was told the reason I wasn't playing was they wanted me fresh for the playoff. Can someone explain to me how I played 58 snaps in the first game when we made the greatest comeback in Chiefs history? Am I needed in KC anymore?"
Then he started in on fellow team leaders Eric Berry, Justin Houston and Marcus Peters, who skipped all the OTAs,Cheap Jerseys, though not by name.
"I don't care about none of that," Houston said. "That's my brother. We've got a relationship, and I'm not letting outside stuff go on. We know what's going on between us."
"Fortunately my teammates didn't pay much attention. I think it got blown out of proportion."
"I'm not surprised because I usually don't talk," Hali said after the first full-squad workout of the summer. "I'm a team-first guy. Whatever we need to get done, I'm on board.
Berry, who is a captain, said he did not know anything about the tweets,Cheap Wholesale NFL Jerseys, because he's not on Twitter. He said that he had no issue with Hali, though quarterback Alex Smith teased him.