New Chiefs coaches make immediate impacts during rookie minicamp

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke with reporters during last weekend's rookie minicamp. He addressed potential changes to the offense and praised two new members of his coaching staff.

"The plays are the same, it's just what areas you draw from. You got a bunch of different areas, whether it's your drop back game, your three-step game, your play action, your movement, screens – all those things you've got in the game plan are the opportunity to put them in the game plan," said Reid, "It's just what ones you draw from to put in there. I think when you see Kenneth (Walker), I think he catches a ball easy so he's another one that can help you in that area and (Emari) Demercado is the same way. Demercado did that for Arizona (Cardinals)."

During the offseason, the Chiefs made numerous changes to their coaching staff, particularly on offense. Two notable additions were Wide Receivers Coach Chad O'Shea and Running Backs Coach DeMarco Murray, who have immediately made a positive impression on Reid after the rookie minicamp.

"I like the way they (O'Shea and Murray) go about their business," said Reid, "They're thorough, they're good with the players, they're demanding, and they're asking these young guys here to do what they do, and then we have meetings with the other guys. So, you get to see them operate in the meeting room and hold people accountable. I like that part so far, and they seem to be good teachers, which is a primary thing."

Former NFL running back Murray had been coaching at the University of Oklahoma as running backs coach since 2020 before joining the Chiefs. O'Shea was the New England Patriots' wide receivers coach from 2008 to 2018, during which time the Patriots won multiple Super Bowls. Between 2003 and 2005, he held minor coaching roles on the Chiefs' staff as a volunteer assistant and assistant special teams coach.

This article originally appeared on Chiefs Wire: New Chiefs coaches make immediate impacts during rookie minicamp