The development of defensive backs by the Kansas City Chiefs has been rightfully touted in the tenure of defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo and position coach Dave Merritt. The team’s current situation may put that to the biggest test yet.
Injuries at cornerback, including Nazeeh Johnson missing practice on Wednesday in concussion protocol, leave just Joshua Williams and Keith Taylor behind Trent McDuffie to man the outside as traditional cornerbacks. Rookie Christian Roland-Wallace has played more snaps the last two weeks, but he aligned in the slot or in the box on nearly all of them.