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This offseason, the Kansas City Chiefs have stockpiled the defensive backfield with players, especially players with experience as a slot cornerback or Nickel defender.
In free agency, the team signed former Miami Dolphins slot defender Kader Kohou, but he has watched the organization draft Jadon Canady in the fourth round and sign another veteran with starting experience: L’Jarius Sneed.
As Matt Derrick of Chiefs Digest alluded to on the “41 is the mic” podcast, Kohou could get squeezed off the roster by the end of the preseason if he doesn’t show out in training camp.
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Derrick went on to add that Kohou has only logged 44 special teams snaps his entire career, fueling the theory that the veteran signing is not long for this Kansas City roster.
“I think there’s room for Canady and Chris Roland-Wallace to find the field,” Derrick concluded, leaving out Kohou entirely. “How well they perform… we’ll see what happens there.
Pro Football Focus’ advanced stats deepen the story, as Walker forced 61 missed tackles, registered 664 yards after contact and logged 33 runs of 10-plus yards. By comparison, Hunt and Isiah Pacheco combined for 40 missed tackles, 759 yards after contact and just 20 runs of 10-plus yards.
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The Chiefs desperately need more explosive plays
With Xavier Worthy banged up for most of last season and Rashee Rice not being a downfield threat, Thornton was the go-to man for chunk yardage in a passing game that ranked 23rd in explosive play rate at 15.14% (per StatRankings). That was made even more pressing due to the existence of one of football’s worst rushing attacks.
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Fowler also noted that “several voters said he had a down year in 2025.”
Smith had his lowest Pro Football Focus overall offensive mark of his five-year career last season with a 68.5 mark. His run blocking mark was also a career low at 63.0. However, his pass blocking mark was a career best at 75.1. That seems to jive with Fowler’s assessment of the positives of his 2025 season.
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Dr. Bradstreet joins the Chiefs with over a decade of experience that includes professional, Olympic, and collegiate levels. The licensed psychologist and certified mental performance coach will report directly to the Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance, Rick Burkholder, oversee the team’s mental health and wellness strategies, and provide psychological tools and training to promote a high-performance mindset.
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