Matt Nagy was never going to bring just a playbook with him to New York. He's going to bring some friends along for the ride as well.
On Tuesday, the New York Giants decided on Nagy as their new offensive coordinator, providing a new home for the former Kansas City Chiefs OC after he'd endured a frustrating ride on this year's head coaching carousel.
The Giants installed John Harbaugh as their new head coach after firing Brian Daboll midway through the 2025 season. Mike Kafka was named interim HC for the duration and was given a chance to interview for the permanent job, but Harbaugh's availability after being fired by the Baltimore Ravens made him the favored choice.
Harbaugh is going to have plenty of ties to former players himself as he comes over from Baltimore, but Nagy has very real control over the offense in 2026, which should give him some sway with regard to roster preferences. Some familiar faces would undoubtedly help Nagy implement his ideas.
Which Chiefs players could follow Nagy to MetLife Stadium? Let's take a look at a few who make sense.
Hollywood Brown, WR
The Chiefs are unlikely to bring back Marquise "Hollywood" Brown after signing consecutive prove-it deals for 2024-25. Brown missed nearly his entire first season in K.C. due to a preseason injury. In 2025, he was healthy enough to play 16 games, but his days as an impact receiver are clearly behind him. Brown had 49 catches for 587 yards and 5 touchdowns last season for the Chiefs.
Tyquan Thornton passed Brown on the Chiefs' depth chart and is the likely return candidate in K.C. However, with the Giants, Brown still possesses impressive deep speed and has turned himself into a solid intermediate target with the versatility to be used inside and out at equal rates. Injury concerns were partially alleviated by his ability to stay upright last season.
Mike Caliendo, IOL
The Giants are perilously thin inside, which is why it would make sense to bolster that space with someone who is a known quantity. Caliendo has provided a dependable floor for the Chiefs' interior offensive line for the last three years. The former undrafted free agent out of Western Michigan has played in 49 total games with 7 regular-season starts to his credit. He also started every game during the Chiefs' path to Super Bowl LIX.
Caliendo's versatility to play on the left or right side of the center (and likely take some snaps there as well, if needed) could make him an intriguing addition. The complication is that he's a restricted free agent, so the Chiefs could match any offer sheet. That said, K.C. needs to explore what they have in C.J. Hanson and Hunter Nourzad, who still have two years apiece on their rookie deals.
Robert Tonyan, TE
The Chiefs loved what they saw in Robert Tonyan last spring and summer, as the veteran tight end turned heads in training camp with impressive hands. He was also the unit's best blocker. While the unit was too deep for Tonyan to put up any meaningful production, he played in all 17 games and served as a reliable special teamer, blocker, and depth piece.
For a young Giants offense in need of help at tight end, Tonyan's extensive experience after several seasons in the NFL (mostly with the Green Bay Packers) would make an obvious and excellent import to raise the floor in several ways. Of course, K.C. would be wise to try to retain him as well, but Nagy should push for this sort of addition.