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Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid addressed defensive backs coach Dave Merritt's misdemeanor domestic battery charge, stating they are aware of the situation and are in communication with law enforcement. Merritt has pleaded not guilty to the charge stemming from an incident involving his daughter.
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Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt was at the team facility during NFL Draft weekend and remains with the club as rookie minicamp continues Saturday.
Merritt appeared in Johnson County District Court via Zoom on Thursday, April 23. He was charged with misdemeanor domestic battery, stemming from an incident alleged to have occurred Wednesday, April 22 that led to his arrest.
The Johnson County District Attorneyâs Office filed the charge against the 54-year-old Merritt, alleging he âunlawfully, knowingly, or recklesslyâ caused bodily harm to a daughter, which constitutes a domestic violence offense, according to court documents. A public defender entered a not guilty plea on Merrittâs behalf.
At the time of the incident, the Chiefs said they were aware of the arrest and had no comment.
On Saturday, head coach Andy Reid addressed the matter.
Dave Merritt faces a misdemeanor domestic battery charge for allegedly causing bodily harm to his daughter during an incident on April 22.
Andy Reid stated that Merritt has been upfront about the situation and emphasized that they are allowing law enforcement to handle the matter.
Dave Merritt remains with the Kansas City Chiefs and was present at the team facility during NFL Draft weekend and rookie minicamp.
The incident that led to Dave Merritt's arrest occurred on April 22, 2025.

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âDaveâs been very up-front with everything,â Reid said. âWeâre still going through that whole procedure.
âIn this case, you always let the law enforcement part take care of itself and work its way out. And so thatâs where weâre at right now, but weâre aware, and weâve had communication with both sides there, with the law enforcement side and Dave.â **Ranking each teamâs 2026 NFL Draft class: Chiefs, Browns, Jets crush it; Steelers, Rams, 49ers raise questions | CBS Sports** **2. Kansas City Chiefs: A+**
**Favorite pick:**Â Mansoor Delane is the easy pick here, but so too is R Mason Thomas, who I thought had a chance to sneak into Round 1. Heâs Nik Bonitto, also a former second-rounder out of Oklahoma, who is now one of the best pass rushers in the league. Thomas adds some juice off the edge for a team that desperately needs it.
**Best value:** I figured Emmett Johnson would be long gone by the time the Chiefs got him in Round 5, but this was the draft where tight ends got pushed up and running backs got pushed down. Donât be fooled by his 4.56 40 time at the combine (he improved that to 4.49 at his pro day, for what itâs worth), heâs a high-volume, versatile playmaker with elite short-area quickness and contact balance who excels as both a one-cut runner and a high-level receiving threat. If you were to build a perfect Andy Reid RB, that would be the scouting report.
**Most surprising pick:** Garrett Nussmeier is this yearâs Quinn Ewers. But Iâve been screaming for years that âfit matters,â and while it probably stings to go from âpossible first-rounderâ to âeight spots from being Mr. Irrelevant,â there are few better landing spots than Kansas City. **2026 NFL draft: Scouts, coaches, execs on 32 teamsâ classes | ESPN** The Chiefsâ trade-up for LSU corner Mansoor Delane was based on a combination of projections and intuition. Kansas Cityâs internal draft simulator suggested either Washington (No. 7) or New Orleans (No. 8) or both could be threats to pick Delane. In fact, Kansas City felt a strong pull that New Orleansâ chances to go corner were at least decent despite the smoke around the Saints taking a receiver, which they ultimately did. Its simulations suggested that Delane would be one of New Orleansâ top three options. Kansas City didnât want to take a chance, shipping third- and fifth-rounders to Cleveland to move up.
Miami edge rusher Rueben Bain was one of the fallback options. So, the final tally for Kansas Cityâs first-round haul, after trading Trent McDuffie to Los Angeles and the deal with Cleveland, looks like this: Delane, defensive tackle Peter Woods (29th pick) and a savings of $65 million over four years in exchange for McDuffie and the two picks. The savings come from McDuffieâs four-year, $124-million deal with Los Angeles vs. the combined contract worth for Delane and Woods ($59M).
âThat can work for them, but youâre banking on Delane being as good as the All-Pro you already had in your building,â an NFC executive said. **Three things that would make this Chiefs draft class a success | The Kansas City Star** **3. They have the freedom to spend on the offense next offseason**
The Chiefs didnât ignore the offense this offseason. After all, Kenneth Walker is now one of the five richest running backs in football. Thatâs an investment.
But they put a heck of a lot more resources â namely, draft capital â into the defense than a Patrick Mahomes-led unit that has ranked in the middle of the pack in scoring.
How would we look back on that as the right path?
Well, if they donât have to spend capital â financial or draft â on the defense a year from now.
The Chiefs are heading into summer workouts thinner on pass catchers than theyâd probably like, but the future of the position is in a far more precarious spot. Their top option, Rashee Rice, is entering the final year of his rookie contract, and tight end Travis Kelce is likely entering the final year of his career. Theyâll also need to address right tackle next offseason.
Theyâll have a lot of work to do on the offense, in other words, and much of that work comes at some premium positions.
If this draft class is a success and sets the foundation for the next wave of this defense, the Chiefs should have a lot of tools with which to work, too.
The defense should be set.
The offense should get the resources. **Mansoor Delaneâs former coach tells Chiefs exactly what theyâre getting | Arrowhead Addict** Brian Kelly, Delaneâs former head coach at LSU, shared a story about Delane that shows Chiefs fans exactly the kind of player theyâre getting for their defense. Itâs one that fans absolutely need to hear.
***âI remember in spring practice, first day there, [Delane] comes up to me and he goes, âCoach, youâre making this too easyâ. I said, âWeâre not giving you enough reps or whatâs the deal?â,â***Kelly shared. ***âHe goes, âNo, the splits, the receiver splits are telling me every single route youâre running.â I was like, okay we got a dude here! ⊠Heâs a student of the game and those are the kind of guys who separate themselves.â***
Indianaâs Kaelon Black became the sixth running back picked by the Niners over the last six drafts when he was selected in the third round. Unsurprisingly optimistic that Black can succeed where other picks have floundered in the past, head coach Kyle Shanahan is of the mind that the Hoosiers product was the second-best back in the 2026 draft after No. 3 overall pick Jeremiyah Love.
âWe had him as the second-rated back on the board,â Shanahan said this past week on The Rich Eisen Show. âSo, thatâs just our evaluation, right or wrong thatâs our evaluation.â
San Franciscoâs evaluation â which put him above Jadarian Price, who went to the Seattle Seahawks with the last choice of the first round â led to Black getting picked by the 49ers at No. 90 overall. Black was also the first player drafted who had not attended the 2026 NFL Combine. **Ravens coach on QB Diego Pavia: âShow us what you can doâ | ESPN** Pavia signed with the Ravens this week after becoming the first Heisman Trophy finalist to go undrafted in 12 years. He is currently competing with Connecticutâs Joe Fagnano for Baltimoreâs No. 3 quarterback job, although the Ravens could look at more quarterbacks this offseason.
âSo now heâs in the door and itâs like, âShow us what you can do,'â Minter said Saturday. âAnd just like all the undrafted rookies, thatâs what I would say.â
Minter added, âFor us, we see it as an opportunity to bring a player in that could potentially be something, and thatâs really what this is for us.â
Pavia, who was not made available for interviews, has become one of the most polarizing figures in college football. Throughout the predraft process, there were questions about Paviaâs age (24), lack of height (5-foot-10) and decision-making off the field.
As the Kansas City Chiefs continued their rookie minicamp on Saturday, we got our first chance to see fifth-round pick, former Nebraska running back Emmett Johnson on the field in a Chiefs uniform.
Although these are unpadded practices, head coach Andy Reid has seen enough to have a good, initial impression of the newcomer.
âSmart kid, good kid, and heâs got that lateral quickness,â said Reid, before comparing Johnson to another former player he used to coach. âI mean, we had LeSean McCoy here for a bit, and heâs got a little bit of that to him, where he can shift gears and still get himself upfield quickly.â
Reid went on to praise Johnson as a pass blocker and describe him as a natural pass catcher. Itâs something the rookie back takes pride in, as he talked about during his press conference on Saturday.