In the first two weeks of the preseason, Kansas City Chiefs’ defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah — whom the team selected 31st overall in April’s NFL Draft — has played quite a bit. He was in for 46% of the defensive snaps against the New Orleans Saints and 60% of the snaps against the Arizona Cardinals. Among defensive players, his total of 77 ranks second.
The former Kansas State player is grateful for the heavy workload.
“Obviously,” Anudike-Uzomah explained to reporters after Monday’s practice, “playing my first game in a four-[man]-front is different from K-State — where we were in a three.