After getting pummeled for three second-half touchdowns in a stunning home playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans, changes to the Chiefs' defense were imminent.
But instead of coordinator Bob Sutton taking the fall, the Chiefs overhauled their defensive personnel. Newcomers on defense were getting acquainted with the playbook, their coaches and each other as OTAs continued Thursday.
“We have a lot of new dudes,” Sutton said. “I counted one time, I think it was 19, 20 new ones in the group. We’re getting as much out of it as we possibly can.”
Every position group on defense lost at least one familiar face, from outside linebacker Tamba Hali to Bennie Logan and Rakeem Nunez-Roches on the interior.