Chiefs' DB Coach Faces Domestic Battery Charge

0:00It's April 23rd, welcome to NFL News Today, powered by AI and ready for kickoff. Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt faces a misdemeanor domestic battery charge after his arrest Wednesday night. Core papers from the Johnson County District Attorney say he caused bodily harm to a daughter, marking it as a domestic violence case. He is due in court Thursday afternoon. Merritt joined the chiefs in 2019 as their secondary lead assistant and boasts five Super Bowl rings from his coaching career. Before Kansas City, he spent nearly 20 years with the jets, giants and cardinals sharpening defensive backs across the league. The chiefs confirmed the arrest, but stayed quiet on details, leaving fans and media buzzing. This hits at a rough time for their defense, which ranked 12th against the past last season, but snagged just 10 interceptions, the second fewest. Under Merritt. Now the team re-bills the back end. After trading two-time all-pro Tret McDuffy to the Rams, losing Jalen Watson there as

1:01a free agent and cook, signing a three-year deal with the Bengals. They hold first round picks at number 9 and number 29, plus four in the top 100, and plan to grab new defensive backs. Kansas City also added veterans like Alohi Gilman, Kair Elam, and Carter Kohu this off-season. As Merritt's case unfolds, watch how the chiefs pivot their secondary for another title