One of many Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ extra thrilling free agent additions this offseason is off-ball linebacker Drue Tranquill, who joins Kansas Metropolis after spending his first 4 years within the league enjoying for the AFC West division-rival Los Angeles Chargers.
2022 was a breakout 12 months for Tranquill, who began 16 out of 17 regular-season video games and racked up 146 mixed tackles — together with 5.0 sacks, 4 passes defended and an interception.
Tranquill’s athleticism and talent to play in area are two of the most important belongings to his sport. Throughout a Zoom name with reporters on Monday, Chiefs head coach Andy Reid spoke about Tranquill’s versatility.
“He is a great soccer participant,” stated Reid. “He is a wise child. He is acquired nice measurement. He is acquired good power. He can cowl, you already know, in different phrases, run and canopy. So we simply had a possibility to get him. And I certain favored the way in which he performs.”
It is not simply Reid who is happy in regards to the added explosiveness on the linebacker place. Beginning center linebacker Nick Bolton additionally weight in on his new teammate.
“While you placed on the tape, man. You’ll be able to see how clever Drue Tranquill is,” stated Bolton. “He’ll assist us by way of including extra capacity to go protection — blitzing, runs — he does all of it, man.”
Bolton added that he’s thrilled in regards to the added expertise and management Tranquill brings to the linebacker room.
“We acquired a whole lot of younger guys within the room,” stated Bolton. “And so having that man and having that have to sort of bounce off concepts with, he is seen a whole lot of soccer. That’ll be useful for me, particularly simply me not enjoying a whole lot of soccer… I performed two years, however I nonetheless have a whole lot of soccer forward of me, and I am nonetheless studying and nonetheless attempting to evolve.
“I’ve texted with [Tranquill], had conversations with him and had the flexibility to sort of choose his mind a bit of bit, and you’ll inform his IQ is off the charts.”
The Traquill signing raises a key query, contemplating Willie Homosexual Jr., Nick Bolton and Leo Chenal are all within the fold: who’s the odd man out?
However Reid does not see it that means. In his thoughts, there are greater than sufficient snaps to go round in defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s protection.
“He’ll add nice flexibility to Spags’ group,” stated Reid of Tranquil. “You understand how Spags does it with totally different personnel teams, and there is loads of room for all of them.”
We’ll simply have to attend and see how all the items fall into place, but when we take what Reid says at face worth, the Chiefs have already got a task in thoughts for Tranquill heading into 2023.
