2022 Kansas City Chiefs season

2022 Kansas City Chiefs season
2022 Kansas City Chiefs season
Owner	The Hunt family
Head coach	Andy Reid
General manager	Brett Veach
Home field	Arrowhead Stadium
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	← 2021; Chiefs seasons; 2023 →;

The 2022 season will be the Kansas City Chiefs' 53rd in the National Football League, their 63rd overall, their 10th under head coach Andy Reid, and their 6th under general manager Brett Veach. The Chiefs will look to improve on their 12-5 record from 2021, reach their 5th straight AFC Championship and their 3rd Super Bowl in four seasons. In the offseason, the Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins. Hill had been with the Chiefs since 2016.^[1]

Offseason[]

Coaching staff changes[]

2022 Kansas City Chiefs Coaching staff changes
Old coach	Reason	Position	New coach
Matt House	Hired by LSU	Linebackers	Brendan Daly
Brendan Daly	Title change	Defensive line coach	Joe Cullen
Mike Kafka	Hired by New York Giants	Quarterbacks coach	Matt Nagy
Sam Madison	Hired by Miami Dolphins	Secondary/cornerbacks	N/A*
Donald D'Alesio	Title change	Defensive assistant	N/A*
N/A†	Position created	Safeties coach	Donald D'Alesio

*The Chiefs do not have a coach with this exact title for the 2022 season.
†The Chiefs did not have a coach with this exact title for the 2021 season

Players lost[]

Below are players who were on the roster at the end of the 2021 season, but were either released or did not re-sign after their contract expired. If a player resigns during the offseason, their name will be removed from the list.

2022 Kansas City Chiefs Players lost
Player	Position	Reason
Austin Blythe	G	UFA
Orlando Brown Jr.	T	UFA
Anthony Hitchens	LB	Released
Mike Hughes	CB	UFA
Melvin Ingram	LB	UFA
Marcus Kemp	WR	UFA
Chris Lammons	CB	UFA
Kyle Long	G	UFA
Tyrann Mathieu	S	UFA
Jerick McKinnon	RB	UFA
Ben Niemann	LB	UFA
Dorian O'Daniel	LB	UFA
Alex Okafor	DE	UFA
Byron Pringle	WR	UFA
Jarran Reed	DT	UFA
Mike Remmers	T	UFA
Demarcus Robinson	WR	UFA
Daniel Sorensen	S	UFA
Charvarius Ward	CB	UFA
Armani Watts	S	UFA
Darrel Williams	RB	UFA

Players added[]

2022 Kansas City Chiefs Additions
Player	Position
Luq Barcoo	CB
Geron Christian	T
Corey Coleman	WR
Omar Bayless	WR
Dicaprio Bootle*	CB
Cortez Broughton*	DT
Matt Bushman*	TE
Jermaine Carter	LB
Gehrig Dieter*	WR
Austin Edwards*	DE
Chris Finke	WR
Daurice Fountain*	WR
Jordan Franks	TE
Josh Gordon*	WR
Darius Harris*	OLB
Gary Jennings Jr.	WR
Roderick Johnson*	T
Devon Key*	SS
Brenden Knox	RB
Elijah Lee	LB
Lorenzo Neal	DT
Cornell Powell*	WR
Justin Reid	S
Austin Reiter	C
Mathew Sexton	WR
Darius Stills	DT
Marquez Valdes-Scantling	WR
Mark Vital*	TE
Darryl Williams*	C

*Finished 2021 season on the Chiefs practice squad

Trades[]

Listed below are trades were a player was included in the trade.

2022 Kansas City Chiefs Trades
Team	Received	Compensation
Miami Dolphins	1st round selection 2022 draft 2nd round selection 2022 draft 4th round selection 2022 draft 4th round selection 2023 draft 6th round selection 2023 draft	WR Tyreek Hill

Draft[]

2022 Kansas City Chiefs Draft
Round	Selection	Player	Position	College
1	29
1	30
2	50
2	62
3	94
3	103*
4	121
4	135
7	233
	243
	251
	259*

*	Compensatory selection

Trades

The Chiefs traded a fifth-round selection in the 2022 draft, a first-round selection in the 2021 draft, a third-round selection in the 2021 draft, and fourth-round selection in the 2021 draft to the Baltimore Ravens in exchange for a seventh-round selection in the 2022 NFL draft, a 2021 second-round selection in the 2021 draft, and tackle Orlando Brown Jr.^[2]
The Chiefs traded a sixth-round selection in the 2022 draft to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for cornerback Mike Hughes and a seventh-round selection in the 2022 draft.^[3]
The Chiefs traded wide receiver Tyreek Hill to the Miami Dolphins in exchange for a 1st round selection in the 2022 draft, a 2nd round selection in the 2022 draft, a 4th round selection in the 2022 draft, a 4th round selection in the 2023 draft, and a 6th round selection in the 2023 draft.

Staff[]

**Kansas City Chiefs staff**
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	Front office Chairman/CEO – Clark Hunt President – Mark Donovan General manager – Brett Veach Assistant general manager – Mike Borgonzi Vice president of football operations – Brandt Tilis Vice president of football operations/team counsel – Chris Shea Director of player personnel – Mike Bradway Director of pro personnel – Tim Terry Director of college scouting – Ryne Nutt Assistant director of college scouting – Trey Koziol College scouting coordinator – Greg Castillo Head coaches Head coach – Andy Reid Assistant head coach/special teams coordinator – Dave Toub Assistant to the head coach – Dan Williams Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Eric Bieniemy Senior assistant/quarterbacks – Matt Nagy Pass game analyst/assistant quarterbacks – David Girardi Running backs – Greg Lewis Wide receivers – Joe Bleymaier Tight ends – Tom Melvin Offensive line – Andy Heck Assistant offensive line – Corey Matthaei Offensive quality control – Connor Embree Offensive quality coach – Porter Ellett	Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Steve Spagnuolo Defensive line – Joe Cullen Assistant defensive line – Terry Bradden Linebackers/run game coordinator – Brendan Daly Outside linebackers – Ken Flajole Defensive backs – Dave Merritt Safeties – Donald D'Alesio Defensive quality control – Alex Whittingham Special teams coaches Assistant special teams – Andy Hill Coaching support staff Statistical analysis coordinator – Mike Frazier Director of video operations – Pat Brazil Assistant director of video operations – Ken Radino Video assistant – Colin Clark Video assistant – Josh Schmidt Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – Barry Rubin Assistant strength and conditioning – Greg Carbin Assistant strength and conditioning – Tyler Judkins Assistant strength and conditioning/director of sports science – Ryan Reynolds → Coaching staff → Management → More NFL staffs
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Current roster[]

**Kansas City Chiefs roster**
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Quarterbacks 6 Shane Buechele 4 Chad Henne 15 Patrick Mahomes Running backs 45 Michael Burton FB 25 Clyde Edwards-Helaire 40 Derrick Gore -- Wide receivers -- -- Corey Coleman 12 Gehrig Dieter -- 82 Daurice Fountain 19 Josh Gordon 17 Mecole Hardman -- Gary Jennings Jr. 14 Cornell Powell -- 9 JuJu Smith-Schuster 11 Marquez Valdes-Scantling -- Justin Watson Tight ends 81 Blake Bell 84 Matt Bushman 88 Jody Fortson -- Jordan Franks 83 Noah Gray 48 Nakia Griffin-Stewart 87 Travis Kelce -- Josh Pederson 80 Mark Vital		Offensive linemen 73 Nick Allegretti G -- Geron Christian T 52 Creed Humphrey C -- Roderick Johnson T 67 Lucas Niang T -- Austin Reiter C 65 Trey Smith G 70 Prince Tega Wanogho T 62 Joe Thuney G 64 C 77 Andrew Wylie G Defensive linemen 79 Cortez Broughton DT 55 Frank Clark DE 51 Mike Danna DE 60 Austin Edwards DE 70 Malik Herring DE 95 Chris Jones DT 59 Joshua Kaindoh DE -- DT 91 Derrick Nnadi DT 99 Khalen Saunders DT -- Darius Stills DT 98 Tershawn Wharton DT -- Jonathan Woodard DE		Linebackers 54 Nick Bolton OLB 92 Shilique Calhoun OLB -- Jermaine Carter MLB 50 Willie Gay OLB 47 Darius Harris OLB -- Elijah Lee MLB Defensive backs 39 Zayne Anderson FS 30 Deandre Baker CB -- Luq Barcoo CB 2 Dicaprio Bootle CB -- Deon Bush S -- S 27 Rashad Fenton CB -- Devon Key SS 20 Justin Reid S 38 L'Jarius Sneed CB 22 Juan Thornhill FS Special teams 7 Harrison Butker K 5 Tommy Townsend P 41 James Winchester LS				Unrestricted FAs 57 Orlando Brown Jr. T (Franchise) 24 Melvin Ingram OLB/DE 85 Marcus Kemp WR 26 Chris Lammons CB 69 Kyle Long G 32 Tyrann Mathieu SS 1 Jerick McKinnon RB 56 Ben Niemann MLB 44 Dorian O'Daniel OLB 97 Alex Okafor DE 75 Mike Remmers T 23 Armani Watts SS 31 Darrel Williams RB Rookies in italics Roster updated March 25, 2022 Depth chart Transactions 74 active, 0 inactive, 13 free agent(s) → AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason[]

The Chiefs' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in the spring.

Regular season[]

2022 opponents[]

Listed below are the Chiefs' opponents for 2022. Exact dates and times will be announced in the spring.^[4]

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (AFC West)	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers
Conference opponents (AFC South)	Jacksonville Jaguars Tennessee Titans	Houston Texans Indianapolis Colts
Conference opponents (based on 2021 division placement)	Buffalo Bills	Cincinnati Bengals
Interconference opponents (NFC West)	Los Angeles Rams Seattle Seahawks	Arizona Cardinals San Francisco 49ers
Interconference opponent (based on 2021 division placement)	N/A	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References[]

^ "Chiefs trading WR Tyreek Hill to Dolphins for multiple draft picks, including 2022 first-rounder". NFL. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.
^ Hensley, Jamison (April 23, 2021). "Sources: Chiefs shipping first-round pick, 3 others to Ravens for package highlighted by Orlando Brown Jr". ESPN. Retrieved April 24, 2021.
^ Gordon, Grant (May 13, 2021). "Chiefs trade for Vikings CB Mike Hughes". NFL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
^ "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links[]

Official website

[1] "Chiefs trading WR Tyreek Hill to Dolphins for multiple draft picks, including 2022 first-rounder". NFL. March 23, 2022. Retrieved March 23, 2022.

[2] Hensley, Jamison (April 23, 2021). "Sources: Chiefs shipping first-round pick, 3 others to Ravens for package highlighted by Orlando Brown Jr". ESPN. Retrieved April 24, 2021.

[3] Gordon, Grant (May 13, 2021). "Chiefs trade for Vikings CB Mike Hughes". NFL.com. Retrieved June 6, 2021.

[4] "2022 NFL regular-season opponents for every team". ESPN. January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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Founded in 1960 Formerly the Dallas Texans (1960–1962) Based and headquartered in Kansas City, Missouri
Franchise	Franchise History Seasons Players First-round picks Coaches Logos and uniforms Awards Records Starting quarterbacks (list)
Stadiums	Cotton Bowl Municipal Stadium Arrowhead Stadium
Personnel	Owner: Hunt family Chairman & CEO: Clark Hunt President: Mark Donovan General manager: Brett Veach Head coach: Andy Reid Offensive coordinator: Eric Bieniemy Defensive coordinator: Steve Spagnuolo Special teams coach: Dave Toub
Culture	Chiefs name controversy Lamar Hunt H. Roe Bartle George Toma Warpaint K. C. Wolf Cheerleaders Tomahawk chop (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!)
Lore	2018 game vs. Los Angeles Rams Jet Chip Wasp 13 Seconds
Rivalries	Denver Broncos Las Vegas Raiders Los Angeles Chargers St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Rams Allen–Mahomes rivalry
Wild card berths (10)	1968 1969 1986 1990 1991 1992 1994 2006 2013 2015
Division championships (14)	1962 1966 1971 1993 1995 1997 2003 2010 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Conference championships (2)	2019 2020
League championships (3)	1962 1969 (IV) 2019 (LIV)
Retired numbers	3 16 18 28 33 36 58 63 78 86
Media	Broadcasters Television: KCTV WDAF-TV KSHB-TV Radio: WDAF-FM Personalities: Dave Armstrong Len Dawson Kendall Gammon Bob Gretz Art Hains Bill Grigsby Kevin Harlan Mitch Holthus Roger Twibell
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League (1970–present) Conference: American Football Conference Division: West Division
Former league affiliation	League: American Football League (1960–1969)

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