As the Kansas City Chiefs look to repeat as the NFL’s most productive offense in 2021, one fan-favorite receiver has taken on a new look during offseason workouts.
In a photo posted to his Twitter account on Tuesday evening, April 20, third-year wideout Byron Pringle was seen posing in an indoor boxing ring alongside teammate Gehrig Dieter. However, it was Dieter who caught the attention of many, appearing to be a doppelganger of YouTuber turned professional boxer Jake Paul.
Cardio with 🐑 dog #grinding#9eturn pic.twitter.com/XdPOrbJsBE
— Byron Pringle (@pringle_byron) April 21, 2021
Paul, of course, recently shook up the fight scene again on Saturday, April 17, after his stunning first-round knockout of MMA fighter Ben Askren. Sporting a similar shaggy blonde beard and hairdo to the internet sensation, Dieter’s teammates couldn’t let him slide on his new appearance.
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GettyBoxer Jake Paul celebrates following his knockout of Ben Askren.
Shortly after the photo hit the world wide web, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes chimed in with his thoughts.
“This man @GehrigDieter thinks he is Jake Paul,” Mahomes tweeted with three crying laughing emojis.
This man @GehrigDieter thinks he is Jake Paul 😂😂😂 https://t.co/dYPrR4XZAd
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) April 21, 2021
The superstar’s tweet even drew the attention of Paul, who replied with an “Lolllll,” and fellow wide receiver Tyreek Hill, who joked that “Dieter is a clown.”
Dieter, 28, is entering his fifth year with Kansas City, where he has spent his first four seasons bouncing between the team’s active roster and practice squad. The former Alabama product has only two receptions for 32 yards on his NFL resume, but has carved out a budding friendship with his quarterback since joining the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2017 — the same year as Mahomes.
“I think we are just pretty similar people,” Dieter said of Mahomes in 2018, via WNDU. “Obviously, we came from a little bit different scenarios but at the end of the day we started hanging out and we like to do the same things. We’re competitive in every single thing that we do so we gelled right away and we are pretty much best buds to the day. It’s pretty cool to have a guy like that but I would be friends with him even if he wasn’t the league MVP. It’s a cool person to have in your corner.”
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Chris Licata is an NFL contributor covering the Kansas City Chiefs from enemy territory in Denver, Colorado. Follow him on Twitter @Chris__Licata or join the Heavy on Chiefs Facebook community for the latest out of Chiefs Kingdom!
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