Overview
- NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Kansas City has parted ways with wide receivers coach Connor Embree, who joined the team in 2019 and earned three Super Bowl rings.
- The Chiefs finished 6-11 in 2025 and missed the postseason for the first time since 2015.
- Kansas City’s offense ranked in the league’s lower half, averaging 21.3 points and 320.6 yards per game.
- Key receivers Marquise “Hollywood” Brown, Xavier Worthy, and Juju Smith-Schuster underperformed, while Rashee Rice appeared in only eight games due to an early-season suspension and concussion symptoms.
- Rapoport indicated more staff changes are possible, and talkSPORT reported that OC Matt Nagy is expected to interview for head-coaching openings with the Titans, Raiders, and Cardinals.