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Chiefs Elevate Porter Ellett and Bring Back Mark DeLeone After Hill’s Retirement

They reflect Reid’s strategy of promoting familiar coaches to preserve special teams continuity.

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Overview

  • Andy Hill announced his retirement on June 11 after five seasons as the Chiefs’ assistant special teams coach, a tenure that included four Super Bowl appearances and two titles.
  • Porter Ellett has been promoted from assistant running backs coach to assistant special teams coach under coordinator Dave Toub.
  • Mark DeLeone returns to Kansas City as assistant running backs coach after previously serving on Reid’s staff from 2013 to 2018 and a season with the Baltimore Ravens.
  • Under Hill’s guidance, the Chiefs posted a 65–18 regular-season record and ranked among the NFL’s top 12 in net punting, punt return yardage and field goal percentage in 2024.
  • The coaching changes come ahead of mandatory minicamp to maintain the special teams unit’s effectiveness in field position and momentum control.