After a season with substantial contributions from multiple rookies, Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton has received the team's highest honor for a first-year player.
Bolton was named the Chiefs' Mack Lee Hill Rookie of the Year Award winner on Tuesday, taking the title over fellow second-round pick center Creed Humphrey and sixth-round pick right guard Trey Smith, who both started all 17 regular-season and three postseason games for the Chiefs.
Bolton started 12 games and appeared in 16 games en route to his award-winning first year, racking up 112 total tackles with 11 tackles for loss, three quarterback hits, and one 86-yard fumble returned for a touchdown against the Denver Broncos.
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