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Chiefs' Dontari Poe is back to himself after offseason back surgery

Earlier this week, Chiefs defensive coordinator Bob Sutton sidled up to nose tackle Dontari Poe in a meeting room at the team's practice facility. Sutton has been particularly pleased with Poe's play of late, and he wanted to tell him so.

“He said 'You’re getting back to (being) the old Poe,'” said Poe, who agreed.

The moment actually meant a lot to the two-time Pro Bowler, who missed all of training camp because of a herniated disk in his back and admits it has taken him a while to return to his normal dominant self.

“You love when the D.