KC Chiefs announce defensive coaching hires under Spagnuolo

Just about a month right after hiring new defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, Chiefs have finalized the relaxation of their defensive coaching staff members for the 2019 season.

All of the new hires have former connections to Spagnuolo, a thing that was one of the greatest elements in their assortment by coach Andy Reid.

“After a extensive method, we are content to finalize our defensive coaching staff members,” Reid reported in a news launch. “All of these coaches are familiar with Steve, really like the video game and are very good teachers that have experienced achievements in their professions. I’m hunting ahead to performing with this team.”

The greatest coup of the Chiefs’ hiring method is luring defensive line coach and operate video game coordinator Brendan Daly absent from the New England Patriots. As then-head coach of the St. Louis Rams, Spagnuolo initially employed Daly to be his defensive line coach in 2009, a post he held by way of 2011. Just after a transient cease with the Minnesota Vikings from 2012-13, Daly expended the last five seasons with the Patriots as a defensive assistant and defensive line coach.

The relaxation of the staff members is rounded out by linebackers coach Matt House, defensive backs coach Dave Merritt, defensive backs/corner backs coach Sam Madison, linebackers and exterior linebackers coach Britt Reid, defensive quality control coach Terry Bradden, and defensive assistant Alex Whittingham.

House, who most not long ago was Kentucky’s defensive coordinator, was also on the Rams’ coaching staff members from 2009-11, serving as a defensive quality control and assistant linebackers coach.

Merritt, who comes to the Chiefs from the Arizona Cardinals, labored with Spagnuolo throughout his stint as the New York Giants’ defensive coordinator. Merritt was there for 14 seasons, generally as a secondary and safeties coach from 2004-17. Through that time, he aided the Giants get Tremendous Bowls XLII and XLVI.

Madison, who played in the NFL for 12 seasons, has connections to both Merritt and Spagnuolo. Just after nine seasons with Miami from 1997-2005, Madison played cornerback for the Giants for 3 seasons in between 2006-08. Two of individuals seasons arrived as Spagnuolo served as the team’s defensive coordinator. Madison, selected 44th total in the 1997 NFL Draft, was on the Tremendous Bowl XLII team, and he manufactured 154 begins in his occupation. This is his initially NFL coaching occupation.

The only declared holdovers from last season are Reid, son of Andy Reid, Whittingham and Bradden. Reid, who expended the last 3 seasons as the team’s defensive line coach, is getting into his seventh season of with the Chiefs. Bradden will start out his third season with the Chiefs, even though Whittingham is getting into his next.