The Kansas City Chiefs had the best roster in the NFL during the 2019 season. It helped them accomplish their top goal — to become Super Bowl champions for the first time in 50 seasons.
The Chiefs still have a ton of players under contract from that Super Bowl LIV team. Kansas City hasn’t been active in pursuing outside free agents, despite having several of their own that have already departed in free agency. Perhaps there are replacements for these departures that are already on the offseason 90-man roster?
Here’s a look at who those players might be:
Emmanuel Ogbah to Breeland Speaks
Emmanuel Ogbah is on his way to the Miami Dolphins. Ogbah replaced Breeland Speaks in the defensive end rotation when Speaks was injured ahead of the 2019 season. Now, Speaks will have a chance to earn his spot back for the 2020 season. Many people think Speaks will make the move to defensive tackle, but I don’t see that being a full-time move for him. Ogbah also played some defensive tackle in different alignments for Steve Spagnuolo in 2019.
Speaks hasn’t had the chance to show much thus far during his career. He played out of position as a 3-4 outside linebacker in 2018. He is presumed to be a better fit playing in a 4-3 with his hand in the dirt. If he can stay healthy and out of trouble, the expectation is that he’ll make an impact in 2020.