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How the Chiefs could rebuild their safety room

The Kansas City Chiefs’ 2021 season is over — and as difficult as it is to rid ourselves of the bad taste left by the AFC Championship game, perhaps looking ahead to the NFL Draft can help ease some of the pain.

One of the more significant issues that crept up over the season was the performance of the safety group. Early in the season, Daniel Sorensen saw the field much more than Juan Thornhill — which was perplexing, to say the least.

Beyond that, Tyrann Mathieu’s star power was painfully absent from the AFC Divisional Round win, when he left the game early with a concussion.