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Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Xavier Nwankpa spoke with reporters after practice on Monday at Missouri Western State University. He discussed his reasons for joining Kansas City after going undrafted in the 2026 NFL Draft and his ambition to make the final roster.
"I feel like they get DBs; they'll get them paid. There wasn't too many veteran safeties on this team, so I wanted to come in and have a chance to play special teams, and obviously Coach (Steve) Spags (Spagnuolo) is a great Defensive Coordinator." said Nwankpa, "The Defensive Backs Coaches (Defensive Backs/Safeties Coach Andre Curtis and Defensive Backs Coach Dave Merritt) are great, so I just wanted to come in here and be the best player to myself every day."
Nwankpa signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted rookie free agent. He has hopes of breaking through for a spot in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's young secondary.
"Just trying to take advantage of any reps I can get," said Nwankpa, "Young guy, undrafted guy, I'm just trying to go out there when I get my number called and go make some plays and just capitalize on those opportunities; that's all I can ask for."
During his last season at Iowa, Nwankpa finished with 76 total tackles, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 interception, and was named third-team All-Big Ten by conference coaches.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Xavier Nwankpa reveals his goals after signing with the Chiefs
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"I feel like they get DBs; they'll get them paid. There wasn't too many veteran safeties on this team, so I wanted to come in and have a chance to play special teams, and obviously Coach (Steve) Spags (Spagnuolo) is a great Defensive Coordinator." said Nwankpa, "The Defensive Backs Coaches (Defensive Backs/Safeties Coach Andre Curtis and Defensive Backs Coach Dave Merritt) are great, so I just wanted to come in here and be the best player to myself every day."
Nwankpa signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted rookie free agent. He has hopes of breaking through for a spot in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's young secondary.
"Just trying to take advantage of any reps I can get," said Nwankpa, "Young guy, undrafted guy, I'm just trying to go out there when I get my number called and go make some plays and just capitalize on those opportunities; that's all I can ask for."
During his last season at Iowa, Nwankpa finished with 76 total tackles, 2 forced fumbles, and 1 interception, and was named third-team All-Big Ten by conference coaches.
This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: Xavier Nwankpa reveals his goals after signing with the Chiefs
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