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2019 Kansas City Chiefs season
OwnerThe Hunt family
General managerBrett Veach
Head coachAndy Reid
Home fieldArrowhead Stadium
Results
Record0–0
Uniform

The 2019 Kansas City Chiefs season will be the franchise's 50th season in the National Football League, their 60th overall, their seventh under head coach Andy Reid, and third under general manager Brett Veach.

Staff

Coaching changes

2019 Kansas City Chiefs Staff Changes
Coach Position Reason left Replacement
Bob Sutton Defensive Coordinator Fired Steve Spagnuolo
Britt Reid Defensive Line N/A, promoted Brendan Daly
Mike Smith Outside Linebackers Accepted job with
another team		 Britt Reid
Mark DeLeone Inside Linebackers Accepted job with
another team		 Matt House
(as linebackers coach)
Emmitt Thomas Defensive Backs Retired Dave Merritt
Al Harris Defensive Backs/Cornerbacks Fired Sam Madison
Jay Valai Defensive quality control Accepted job
with different team		 Terry Bradden

[1]


Roster changes

Players signed

Below are players signed in the offseason through free agency.

Players signed
Player Position
Justin Senior T
Sammie Coates WR
Davon Grayson WR
Dontae Johnson CB
E. J. Manuel QB
Harold Jones-Quartey S

Futures contracts

Below are players that were signed as a futures players, which are typically players that have not played in a regular season. These players usually spent the previous season on a practice squad.

Futures contracts
Player Position
Josh Crockett WR
Raymond Davison LB
Ryan Hunter T
Joey Ivie NT
Chase Litton QB
Robert McCray OLB
Leon McQuay III SS
Henry Mondeaux DT
Pace Murphy T
Aaron Ripkowski FB
Martrell Spaight LB
D'Montre Wade CB
Cavon Walker DE
David Wells TE

Unrestricted free agents

Below are players with expiring contracts that can sign with any team without the Chiefs receiving any sort of compensation. Also included is if the player resigned with the Chiefs.

UFAs
Player Position Resigned?*
Jeff Allen G No
Allen Bailey DE No
Kelvin Benjamin WR No
Chris Conley WR No
Jordan Devey G No
Dee Ford OLB No
Demetrius Harris TE No
Mitch Morse C No
Steven Nelson CB No
Orlando Scandrick CB No
Anthony Sherman FB No
De'Anthony Thomas WR No
Spencer Ware RB No
Charcandrick West RB No
Frank Zombo OLB No
Franchise tag

*As of February 22. If player is marked as receiving the franchise tag, this will indicate if they signed the tender or a long term contract

Restricted Free Agents

Below are players with expiring contracts that have three or fewer accured seasons with the Chiefs that can receive a qualifying offer from any NFL team, the Chiefs can chose to either match the offer or receive a draft pick as compensation depending on the tender placed by the Chiefs which can be 1st round, 2nd, or original round (the pick that was used to draft the player). If no offer sheet is given, the player will receive a one year contract with the Chiefs for a salary based on the tender placed on the player, $2.879 million for a first, $2.023 million for a second, or $1.323 million for an original round tender.

RFAs
Player Position Tender Qualifying offer Matched?*
Jordan Lucas FS Not placed yet None N/A
Terrance Smith ILB Not placed yet None N/A

*As of February 23

Exclusive Rights Free Agents

Below are players with two or fewer seasons of tenure with expiring contracts. If the Chiefs makes a qualifying offer (a one-year contract usually at league-minimum salary) the player has no negotiating rights with other teams, and must either sign the tender with the Chiefs or sit out the 2019 season.

ERFAs
Player Position Qualifying offer?* Signed?†
Harrison Butker K No N/A
Alex Ellis TE No N/A
Justin Hamilton NT No N/A
Marcus Kemp WR No N/A

*As of February 23
†As of February 23

Draft

Main article: 2019 NFL Draft
2019 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round Selection Player Position College
1 29
2 61
63
3 92
5 167
6 201
214*
7 216
* Compensatory selection

Notes

  • The Chiefs received a sixth round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft and a second round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft in exchange for cornerback Marcus Peters and a fourth round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft.
  • The Chiefs traded a fourth round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft in exchange for linebacker Reggie Ragland.
  • The Chiefs traded wide receiver Rod Streater and a seventh round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a seventh round pick in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Current staff

Kansas City Chiefs staff
Front office
  • Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt
  • President – Mark Donovan
  • General manager – Brett Veach
  • Assistant general manager – Mike Borgonzi
  • Vice president of football operations/team counsel – Chris Shea
  • Senior director of player personnel – Mike Bradway
  • Director of player personnel/pro – Tim Terry
  • Director of player personnel/college – Ryne Nutt
  • Senior personnel executive – Willie Davis
  • Co-directors of college scouting – Pat Sperduto and David Hinson
Head coaches
Offensive coaches
  • Offensive coordinator – Matt Nagy
  • Pass game coordinator – Joe Bleymaier
  • Quarterbacks – David Girardi
  • Running backs – Todd Pinkston
  • Assistant running backs – Porter Ellett
  • Wide receivers – Connor Embree
  • Tight ends – Tom Melvin
  • Offensive line – Andy Heck
  • Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei
  • Offensive assistant – Kevin Saxton
  • Offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks – Dan Williams
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Assistant special teams – Andy Hill
Coaching support staff
  • Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier
  • Football research analyst – Mark Richards
Strength and conditioning
  • Vice President of sports medicine and performance – Rick Burkholder
  • Head strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Spencer Reid

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→ Management
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Current roster

Kansas City Chiefs roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated June 24, 2024

89 active (+1 exempt)

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

The Chiefs' preseason schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season

2019 opponents

On January 21, the NFL announced that the Chiefs will play the Los Angeles Chargers in the International Series at Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, with the Chargers serving as the home team. The game will be televised in the United States, with the exact date, kickoff time and network to be announced in conjunction with the release of the 2019 regular season schedule.[2]

The remainder of the Chiefs' 2019 schedule, with exact dates and times, will be finalized and announced in the spring. Listed below are the Chiefs' opponents for 2019.[3]

Category Home Away
Division opponents
(AFC West)		 Denver Broncos
Los Angeles Chargers *
Oakland Raiders
Conference opponents
(AFC South)		 Houston Texans
Indianapolis Colts		 Jacksonville Jaguars
Tennessee Titans
Conference opponents
(based on 2018 division placement)		 Baltimore Ravens New England Patriots
Interconference opponents
(NFC North)		 Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings		 Chicago Bears
Detroit Lions

* Note: Away game against the Los Angeles Chargers will be played in Mexico City.

References

  1. ^ "Chiefs Finalize Defensive Coaching Staff". Chiefs.com.
  2. ^ "NFL ANNOUNCES FIVE 2019 INTERNATIONAL GAMES". NFL Communications. January 21, 2019. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
  3. ^ "2019 Opponents Determined". NFL Communications. December 31, 2018. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

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