When the Kansas City Chiefs selected former Louisville edge rusher Ashton Gillotte with the 66th pick of April’s draft, there was already one player in the building who knew his game well. He and the Chiefs’ George Karlaftis have had college coaches in common — and in the offseason, the former Purdue defensive end still trains with them.
“It’s a crazy coincidence, you know,” Karlaftis told reporters on Thursday. “I’ve known Ashton for a few years now. He had the staff that I had at Purdue — guys I absolutely love, like family: Coach [Jeff] Brohm, Mark Hagen, Dominic Reno.