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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke with reporters via Zoom recently, discussing the newest additions to the coaching staff this offseason.
“(Wide Receivers Coach) Chad’s (O’Shea) got a ton of experience (and) he had actually been a Chief at one point in a backup type coaching position – quality control position with special teams with (Former Head) Coach (Dick) Vermeil’s staff.” said Reid, “But he’s been around (and) he’s worked at a championship caliber level with New England, and he’s had a lot of good receivers and done well with them. That was Chad’s part of it. I really like what he brings to the table (and) he’s been in a coordinator position where he has a good feel for the whole – the way things are put together from a whole standpoint.”
Another interesting change was at the running backs coach position, with Reid deciding to move on from long-time associate Todd Pinkston.
“Then (Running Backs Coach) DeMarco Murray is – we know he is a football player (and) a great football player that he was. DeMarco has been at the University of Oklahoma for 6 years, done a nice job there, and had some good running backs.” said Reid, “I just thought him coming in(to) that position, there’d be a strength to that, and not only from an experience standpoint, but also the way he goes about teaching things – I think he is a nice addition there.”
The most recent hire reunited defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo with a coach that he had worked with during a past Super Bowl run outside of Kansas City.
“Then (Defensive Backs/Safeties Coach) Andre Curtis - I’ve tried to hire Andre before when (Defensive Coordinator) Steve Spagnuolo came in.” said Reid, “They’ve been together at three different places, and he’s actually worked with every member of our defensive staff, and I thought it was an easy one to kind of plug in and go. It’s great for (Former Chiefs Outside Linebackers Coach) Rod (Wilson) to have an opportunity to move on and do his own thing there at Arizona. That’s a plus for him.”
The 2026 Chiefs coaching staff is already drastically different from last season as the franchise hopes for an immediate rebound campaign.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs HC Andy Reid addresses offseason coaching staff changes
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“(Wide Receivers Coach) Chad’s (O’Shea) got a ton of experience (and) he had actually been a Chief at one point in a backup type coaching position – quality control position with special teams with (Former Head) Coach (Dick) Vermeil’s staff.” said Reid, “But he’s been around (and) he’s worked at a championship caliber level with New England, and he’s had a lot of good receivers and done well with them. That was Chad’s part of it. I really like what he brings to the table (and) he’s been in a coordinator position where he has a good feel for the whole – the way things are put together from a whole standpoint.”
Another interesting change was at the running backs coach position, with Reid deciding to move on from long-time associate Todd Pinkston.
“Then (Running Backs Coach) DeMarco Murray is – we know he is a football player (and) a great football player that he was. DeMarco has been at the University of Oklahoma for 6 years, done a nice job there, and had some good running backs.” said Reid, “I just thought him coming in(to) that position, there’d be a strength to that, and not only from an experience standpoint, but also the way he goes about teaching things – I think he is a nice addition there.”
The most recent hire reunited defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo with a coach that he had worked with during a past Super Bowl run outside of Kansas City.
“Then (Defensive Backs/Safeties Coach) Andre Curtis - I’ve tried to hire Andre before when (Defensive Coordinator) Steve Spagnuolo came in.” said Reid, “They’ve been together at three different places, and he’s actually worked with every member of our defensive staff, and I thought it was an easy one to kind of plug in and go. It’s great for (Former Chiefs Outside Linebackers Coach) Rod (Wilson) to have an opportunity to move on and do his own thing there at Arizona. That’s a plus for him.”
The 2026 Chiefs coaching staff is already drastically different from last season as the franchise hopes for an immediate rebound campaign.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Chiefs HC Andy Reid addresses offseason coaching staff changes
Continue reading...
