Josh Mauga turned in several highlight plays in two years as a starter for the Chiefs. He was the team’s second-leading tackler in 2014. A year later, one of his two interceptions was returned 66 yards at Oakland.
Mauga started both Chiefs playoff games that season, which included the franchise’s first postseason victory in more than two decades.
But a hip injury cost Mauga his 2016 season. Now he’s back, battling for his old spot at inside linebacker with the same approach he learned from Bob Sutton, who was his position coach with the New York Jets in 2010 and is now the Chiefs’ defensive coordinator.