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Former Chiefs and Bengals player criticizes Chidobe Awuzie

We recently brought Shaun Smith, a retired defensive tackle who played for both the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals, on our show to preview the upcoming AFC Championship game, and he had some harsh words for Chidobe Awuzie.

“Twenty-two, your DB, I don’t know how you say his name, twenty-two, he gets his a** beat every week,” Smith said. “He’s suspect. If I’m the quarterback, if I’m [Patrick] Mahomes I’m checking every time twenty-two’s one on one.”

We then asked former Chiefs defensive back Eric Warfield for his opinion of Awuzie, but Smith jumped in with, “He’s hot garbage.