Whether you were hearing it from Brett Veach in the front office or from players like Reggie Ragland, the big offseason storylines about the Kansas City Chiefs defense were that it was “getting tougher” and “stopping the run.”
So the Chiefs brought in two free agents — Anthony Hitchens and Xavier Williams — to be part of the front seven. In the draft, Chiefs used all of their picks on defensive players, bringing in power edge player Breeland Speaks, true nose tackle Derrick Nnadi and fast nickel linebacker Dorian O’Daniel.