One of the constants during head coach Andy Reid’s tenure with the Kansas City Chiefs has been his use of a fullback. In the first offseason after his arrival in 2013, Reid traded for Anthony Sherman, utilizing him as the team’s only fullback for eight seasons. After Sherman’s retirement last month, the Chiefs finally had to find another player to fill his role.
On Thursday, they signed former New Orleans Saints fullback Michael Burton for that purpose. He was the Saints’ starting fullback last season, where he played 19% of their offensive snaps. That’s quite the contrast from Sherman, who played only 6% of the Chiefs’ snaps.