There were many reasons why the hype for the Kansas City Chiefs’ brand new offensive line ballooned the way it did. It was not just because the featured players looked good in meaningless preseason games, and it wasn’t solely about how any combination of five linemen would have been better than the previous.
One reason was the pedigree of the two veterans that were brought in this offseason.
Left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. has excellent offensive line play in his name — literally. His father was a starting right tackle for nine seasons in the NFL.