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Breeland Speaks, Allen Bailey and a confusing defensive experiment for the Chiefs

Breeland Speaks is an imposing figure.

At 6’3, 283 lbs., Speaks is a beast of a man who played all over the defensive front for Ole Miss prior to 2018, switching from defensive tackle to end over his years as a starter for the Rebels. In his final season, he finished with 7 sacks in 11 games and was named second-team All-SEC.

When selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL Draft, however, the Kansas City Chiefs made it clear they had a plan for Speaks to play as a heavy edge—that Speaks was capable of playing immediately in the NFL but that he’d be employed as an outside linebacker at the next level.