3 coaches who could be pried away from Kansas City Chiefs

The Chiefs have lost coaches in the past and this offseason could feature even more losses from the sidelines.

It's Black Monday in the NFL and that means that a lot of coaches around the league are going to be handed a pink slip after a frustrating season. Whether or not it's the fault of the coach, an NFL owner is going to lay the blame somewhere after suffering more losses than wins in a given year (or over a given stretch) and that means new leaders will be hired in the coming days and weeks to run the league's 32 franchises.

This is when teams often come calling the Kansas City Chiefs. The Andy Reid coaching tree is one of the most brilliant in the NFL. Its branches extend to several franchises with multiple generations of coaches serving as direct fruit while the influence of its presence has become tilled into the soil league-wide. (Sorry, we're just trying to carry out this whole tree analogy here.)

Typically, NFL teams come calling for some offensive help from a team that's used to dominating defenses around the league. This year, however, the Chiefs might have some defensive help for franchises around the NFL that need help on that side of the ball.

With Black Monday in view, we wanted to profile some potential losses on the sidelines for the Chiefs as a new offseason begins for most of the NFL.

Joe Cullen

Ever since Joe Cullen arrived in K.C. last season to help revitalize the defensive front after some shuffling to the defensive coaching staff and became an instant hit. That's because the front line came alive under Cullen's leadership and schemes.

The Chiefs won their second Super Bowl in the last four years in Cullen's first season, and the defensive line coach deserves a significant amount of credit. Not only did veterans perform very well under his tutelage (especially Chris Jones who enjoyed a banner season that warranted Defensive Player of the Year consideration), but young players also blossomed up front as well.

George Karlaftis is enjoying a nice growth curve in his first two seasons. Mike Danna has become a much better edge than anyone could have projected. Jones continues to find new ways to impact the game, and Charles Omenihu has slotted right in.

Cullen has made this defense much better since his arrival, and he was the Jacksonville Jaguars' defensive coordinator back in 2021. It would make sense for someone else to offer him a second chance with how much he's helped K.C.