‘You can always improve’: Creed Humphrey shares more on his hunger for improvement

ST JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Creed Humphrey has solidified himself as one of the top centers in the league after a stellar 2024 campaign.

He has started 68 consecutive games for the Kansas City Chiefs and just landed a new deal last August that made him the highest-paid center in the league.

In 2024, Humphrey played over 1,000 snaps while allowing zero sacks and only committing one penalty. Being disciplined and not allowing sacks, has been exactly what Creed Humphrey has done.

The Oklahoma University product was drafted in the second round of the 2021 NFL draft, and with his success in the NFL, fans are wondering, "How did this guy fall out of the first round?"

In college, Humphrey earned Big 12 offensive lineman of the year honors in back-to-back seasons in 2019 and 2020. He was also named first-team All-Big 12 in those same years.

In 2024, Humphrey was named to the AP All-Pro First Team for the first time in his career and landed himself a spot on the NFL's top 100 players list earlier this year.

During a training camp press conference, Humphrey said that his focus is on improving his game to a higher level, not the accolades.

"It's a great feeling getting the recognition, but for me, I know there is stuff I need to work on," Humphrey said. "I'm hungry to come out here and grind."

That was the theme during his media availability after training camp: improvement.

"You can never reach the top; you are always going to improve," Humphrey said.

After the disappointing end to the season where the Chiefs' offensive line allowed six sacks and 16 defensive pressures in the Super Bowl loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Humphrey made it clear that the deed is in the past, and you can only learn from your mistakes.

"We learn from it and we must pass it. We have a lot of stuff to work on, and we know that," Humphrey said. "It's improving every single day. You learn what you can and then you move on."

Entering his fifth year with the Chiefs, Humphrey will continue to hone his craft and focus on improving every single day to prove to the league that he is the best center in the business.