Report: Kansas City Chiefs wanted ASU’s Pierce as linebackers coach

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The Kansas Town Chiefs manufactured a operate at selecting Arizona State’s Antonio Pierce as its linebackers mentor, in accordance to NFL Network’s Alex Marvez.

Pierce, on the other hand, is being set in Tempe.

ASU’s linebackers mentor and recruiting director tweeted his affirmation to the university on Sunday, stating he was “10 toes deep” at his present-day place.

🔟 🦶🏽⬇️#ForksUp https://t.co/D6QTpUtbZB

— Antonio Pierce (@AntonioPierce) February 3, 2019

It’s no shock Pierce has turn out to be a incredibly hot commodity in spite of just his a person time at ASU.

The Sunlight Devils started off 3 correct freshman linebackers very last time and it turned into a person of the team’s most reputable place teams.

Freshman linebacker Merlin Robertson was named the Pac-12’s Defensive Freshman of the Calendar year soon after major the workforce in tackles (77), tackles for loss (8.5) and sacks (5).

Pierce, a previous standout NFL linebacker and Tremendous Bowl winner, will very likely obtain much more notice from other teams in the coming several years.

It bodes well for ASU, while, that Pierce resolved to adhere with the school about an NFL firm like the Chiefs, who ended up a acquire absent from the Tremendous Bowl.

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