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How the Chiefs can address fullback as Mike Burton heads to Broncos

It's one of the most underappreciated positions on the roster — that is, unless you ask Andy Reid or Dave Toub.

The fullback plays a limited role on the Kansas City Chiefs offense, primarily in short-yardage situations, plus the occasional wheel route. But fullbacks have traditionally been paramount to the special teams' units — usually playing on all four phases of special teams.

It's also a time-honored annual tradition for Chiefs fans to try and talk themselves into scenarios where the team does not carry a fullback and instead uses the roster spot to build depth elsewhere.