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The Chiefs took a hit Sunday against the Cardinals when kicker Harrison Butker was carted to the locker room in the first quarter with a left ankle injury.While most teams would have had to figure out who their emergency kicker would be, Kansas City had an ace in the hole: safety Justin Reid, who took over the kicking duties until Butker returned to hit a 54-yard field goal at the end of the first half.Reid, a fifth-year veteran who played his first four seasons with the Texans, was signed to a three-year, $31.5 million contract by the  Terry O'reilly Jersey Chiefs this offseason. It appeared as if they were going to get their money's worth just from Reid filling in for Butker."You know, we might need to talk about putting some incentives in there at this point," Reid joked in his postgame pre s conference.MORE: The safety boomed an extra point before bombing the ensuing kickoff through the uprights.Justin Reid is filling in for an injured Harrison Butker.He kicked the extra point, then BOMBED this kickoff (via )  SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) Unfortunately for him and the Chiefs, he badly mi sed on another PAT kick in the second quarter. The mi s didn't matter as the Chiefs rolled to a 44-21 victory.The Chiefs had to turn to an emergency kicker with Butker injured. Reid  not to be confused with free-agent safety Eric Reid is better than most emergency kickers, however.He was a kicker in high school before becoming an emergency kicker with Stanford, and over the past two seasons he has gotten more opportunities in the NFL."They let me know Butker hurt his ankle and that I was up, and you know, it's like, 'OK, let's ride,'" he said. "I knew I was ready for it. Never short of confidence."MORE:Reid already had some NFL kicking tape before Sunday. In last year's preseason with the Texans, when he sent a kickoff to the 1.Nothing to see here, just Texans *safety* Justin Reid booming the opening kickoff to the goal line   Field Yates (@FieldYates) After that kick, Reid was thrilled saying he was ready for a field goal next time and that it was the most fun he'd had in the preseason.FINALLY GOT TO DO IT No lie, this is the most fun Ive ever had in a preseason game. Will remember this forever. Dreams do come true. Im ready for FGs next time   Justin Reid (@JustinqReid) Although Reid is a very good safety, it's clear kicking is his pa sion. He hit a 65-yarder in practice, albeit off a tee, last August.. safety Justin Reid nailed a 65-yard FG in practice.Honestly, looks like it could've been good from 70 yards.  (via @_Suavage_, h/t )  NFL (@NFL) for the Chiefs. Emergency Kicker   Justin Reid (@JustinqReid) While all of that is mostly teams having fun in the preseason, it was clearly a tryout for Reid, and he nailed it. Thankfully for the Chiefs, Butker's injury wasn't too serious, but seeing someone have as much fun as Reid did is downright infectious. Reid ultimately lived his dream by kicking in a regular-season game, and it was nothing if not fun to watch."I really had a ton of fun out there," Reid said. "It threw me back to my high school days."  Willie O'ree Jersey