The Kansas City Chiefs are going through a bit of a special teams renaissance this offseason.
Four of the team’s top five players in terms of total special teams snaps from last season are no longer on the team. From return specialists, to punt and kick coverage units, Chiefs assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Dave Toub is having to rebuild practically from scratch.
“There are holes everywhere,” Toub told reporters on Tuesday. “It’s going to be a complete reset. It’s going to be tough. Really for us, it’s hard to tell what a guy can do in practice. It’s really the games. The Bears game is going to be huge for us. The Washington game is going to be huge for us. We’re probably going to be making decisions all the way up until the Green Bay game.”
Toub has always held a lot of control over the bottom of the 53-man roster in Kansas City. If you’re a player on the roster bubble and Toub has identified you as a potential contributor on special teams, your chances of making the team go up significantly.
With that in mind, here is a look at some of the players that Toub mentioned as potential contributors during his Tuesday press conference: