Entering the Kansas City Chiefs’ first preseason matchup against the San Francisco 49ers on Saturday night, they appeared a little short-handed along the defensive line. Due to short-term injury issues, key contributors like defensive ends Frank Clark, Taco Charlton and Alex Okafor didn’t suit up.
This meant an increased workload for the remaining defensive linemen — and at first glance, these players stepped up, displaying quality depth for defensive line coach Brendan Daly.
Run defense
Generally, the line did a solid job of holding the point of attack on the front side of running plays.