8 Cardinals player connections in playoff matchup between Chiefs, Texans

The Chiefs have five former Cardinals and the Texans have three.

The first divisional-round playoff game on Sunday is between the Houston Texans and the Kansas City Chiefs. Both teams have former Arizona Cardinals players on their rosters.

Chiefs S Tyrann Mathieu

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Cardinals fans will remember Mathieu, as he was one of the more popular players when he was with the team. He was drafted by Arizona in the third round in 2013. He played five seasons and had two major knee injuries. He also was given a huge contract extension. But after 2017, he was asked to take a paycut and he was not willing. He was cut for salary cap purposes and played one season with the Houston Texans before signing a multi-year deal with the Chiefs.

He was fantastic in 2019. He had 75 tackles, two sacks, four interceptions and 12 pass breakups.

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