It’s NFL Preseason Week 1 — the first time we’ll be able to see all of the new faces that make up 2022’s Kansas City Chiefs in a live-action setting.
The cornerstones of Kansas City’s special-teams unit won’t change. Kicker Harrison Butker, punter Tommy Townsend and long snapper James Winchester are locked into their respective positions — but that’s it. Everything else about this phase of the game is likely to look completely different this season.
Four of the team’s top five special-teams players departed this offseason, providing an invigorating challenge for longtime special teams coordinator Dave Toub — who hasn’t dealt with this much turnover in years.