The camp also provided the coaching staff with their first chance to work with the Chiefs’ rookies on the field. The early part of the offseason was all about projections and watching tape, but now that the players are actually in the building, the coaches can see how much Kansas City’s youngest players can handle mentally out of the gate.
It was something that former Indiana linebacker Cam Smith relished as an undrafted free agent signee.
“It was a great weekend. I wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world, getting to work with [Linebackers] Coach [Brendan] Daly,” Smith said. “He put a lot on our plate as linebackers, but the linebackers are the quarterbacks of the defense, so you wouldn’t want it any other way. We [went over] a good amount of plays and a lot of details that can help us for the next phase of practice.”
3. Several players impressed throughout the three-day camp.
It’s important to stress that the on-field activities – while beneficial – were limited. The players weren’t wearing pads and there wasn’t any live hitting taking place, but several of the participants still managed to show what they could do.
Rookie cornerback Nic Jones, who the Chiefs drafted in the seventh round out of Ball State, hauled in an impressive interception down the sideline on Saturday. Former North Carolina State linebacker Isaiah Moore – an undrafted free agent signee – picked off a pass on Sunday before grabbing another interception on Monday. Fellow undrafted free agent Anthony Cook – a safety from Texas – also tallied an interception on Monday. Defensive end B.J. Thompson, an alum of Stephen F. Austin who the Chiefs selected in the fifth round, turned in a strong showing throughout the weekend as well.
Offensively, undrafted free agent signee Nikko Remigio – a wide receiver and return man from Fresno State – seemed to make at least one big play each day. Wide receiver Rashee Rice, who the Chiefs took in the second round out of SMU, also showed off his…
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