KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- One by one, the pieces are falling into place as the Kansas City Chiefs attempt to overhaul their defense in one offseason.
Breeland Speaks and Alex Okafor are -- at least for now -- their new edge pass-rushers, replacing the productive Justin Houston and Dee Ford. Damien Wilson is a new starting linebacker. Safety Tyrann Mathieu is the anchor at the back end of the defense, where he'll be asked to be the new Eric Berry.
There's plenty of work still to do on defense, particularly in the secondary, where the Chiefs have Mathieu, cornerback Kendall Fuller and plenty of uncertainty.