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Derrick Nnadi not afraid to put in work at Chiefs camp

Coaches often outnumber players surrounding the blocking sled when the defensive linemen start banging away and working on the finer points of hand placement, hip level and rip-through in the unforgiving sun during the early days of Chiefs training camp.

Until the veterans arrive, the defensive tackle unit is relegated to an army of two. Third-round draft pick Derrick Nnadi and undrafted free agent Dee Liner have gotten all the up-close-and personal attention they could ask for from defensive line coach Britt Reid.

“My teammate Allen Bailey, he told me really just come every day to practice with a purpose because it’s going to be a grind,” Nnadi said.