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Coziah Izzard
An undrafted free agent signee from Penn State, the 6-foot-2, 298-pound Izzard recorded 78 tackles, 17.5 tackles-for-loss, nine sacks and two forced fumbles in 51 career games (with seven starts) over his five seasons with the Nittany Lions.
His 4.85 40-yard dash (which took place at his pro day) would have ranked second among all defensive tackles at the NFL Scouting Combine, and his 10-yard split (at 1.56) would have ranked first. Additionally, his 33.5-inch vertical jump would have ranked fourth. Those are all indicators of an explosive athlete.
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Given how thoroughly the Chiefs have dominated the AFC over the past several years, it might seem weird to call Kansas City a flawed team. But that’s what we saw in a lopsided loss to the Philadelphia Eagles—the Chiefs were absolutely dominated in the trenches, with quarterback Patrick Mahomes spending most of the game either on his back or running for his life.
The Chiefs invested heavily in the offensive line in both free agency and the draft, including spending their first draft pick on Ohio State tackle Josh Simmons. Offensive coordinator Matt Nagy told reporters that the unit came to OTAs determined to put last February’s failure behind them:
“It was a struggle from the second play of the game on. We never got into a rhythm. I feel like there were a lot of plays where we were one person off, whether it was a missed assignment, below-par fundamentals and technique, or poor play design. Their defensive line set the tone early on and made it tough for us in both the run and pass game. Our offensive line fought the entire game. The beauty of our team is nobody blames. We all stick together and start with ourselves and what I could have done better. We will use this as motivation to take two steps forward.”
Motivation is all well and good. But if there’s one question mark looming over the team entering training camp, it’s whether Kansas City’s new-look line is actually any better than the old one.
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Kansas City Chiefs: OT Jaylon Moore
While the Broncos didn’t overpay to add Dobbins, the rival Kansas City Chiefs may have given a bit much for former San Francisco 49ers lineman Jaylon Moore. To land the 27-year-old, who has only 12 career starts on his resume, the Chiefs handed out a two-year, $30 million deal.
Will Moore play up to his contract? Probably not. Pro Football Focus ranked Moore 25th among tackles last season, but he played just 271 offensive snaps. Kansas City also used...
