KANSAS CITY Derrick Nnadi Jersey , Mo. (AP) —eplace longtime defensive coordinator Bob Sutton after his underperforming group allowed Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to run roughshod over them in the AFC title game last month.Reid moved just as swiftly in completing a massive staff overhaul.The first big piece was the hiring of Steve Spagnuolo to serve as coordinator, while the rest of the pieces fell into place Tuesday night. That’s when Reid issued a statement announcing the hiring of four new assistants and new responsibilities for three coaches kept in the fold.The biggest coup may be Brendan Daly, who was plucked from the Super Bowl champion Patriots after four seasons in Foxborough to handle the defensive line. Daly worked under Spagnuolo when the latter was the head coach of the Rams, and he has also spent time with the Vikings.Perhaps the strangest recruitment came with Matt House, who had been serving as the defensive coordinator at the University of Kentucky. The Chiefs wanted to hire House to handle linebackers, but the SEC school made a strong pitch to keep him in Lexington.Ultimately Breeland Speaks Jersey , the sides were able to work out a deal on House’s buyout at Kentucky.The other new assistants are Dave Merritt, who worked under Spagnuolo with the Giants before spending last season as the Cardinals‘ defensive backs coach, and longtime NFL cornerback Sam Madison, who will help with the secondary in his first full-time coaching job in the league.Madison played three seasons with the Giants, his tenure overlapping with Merritt and Spagnuolo.“All of these coaches are familiar with Steve, love the game and are good teachers that have had success in their careers Patrick Mahomes Jersey ,” Reid said in a statement. “I’m looking forward to working with this group.”The rest of the staff also will have new responsibilities.Britt Reid will help with linebackers after working with the defensive line, Terry Braden will move into the defensive quality control role, and Alex Whittingham will remain a defensive assistant.Sutton had been the defensive coordinator since Reid arrived in Kansas City prior to the 2013 season, and his staff had mostly remained intact the past six seasons. But after a couple good years, it seemed as though the rest of the league figured out Sutton’s bend-but-don’t-break scheme.The Chiefs, who went 12-4 last season and won their third straight AFC West title Travis Kelce Jersey , ranked near the bottom of the league in just about every defensive category. The failures on that side of the ball were thrown into even sharper focus given how productive Reid’s offense was under first-year starting quarterback Patrick Mahomes, who walked away with the league’s MVP award.Spagnuolo is expected to shift the Chiefs from the 3-4 defense Sutton employed to a 4-3 system, so the turnover in assistants was widely expected. Among those who departed was Hall of Fame defensive back Emmitt Thomas, who retired after 51 seasons as a player and coach in the NFL. The Chiefs have made it official, using the franchise tag on pass rusher Dee Ford.The franchise tag for a linebacker is $15.4 million, but Ford likely becomes a defensive end as the Chiefs switch to a 4-3 defense. The franchise tender for a defensive end is $17.128 million. Mike Florio noted that could spark a fight over whether the Chiefs should tag him as a linebacker or a defensive end.The move Tyreek Hill Jersey , though, buys the team time to negotiate a long-term deal with Ford or listen to trade offers for him.Ford, who turns 28 later this month, made 55 tackles, 13 sacks and a league-high seven forced fumbles last season. He missed most of 2017 with a back injury, playing in only six games.DeMarcus Lawrence Carlos Hyde Jersey , Jadeveon Clowney, Grady Jarrett and Frank Clark also received the franchise tag from their teams Monday.Patriots defensive lineman Trey Flowers is the top remaining pass rusher set to become a free agent, ranking No. 3 on PFT’s list of top-100 free agents. Tuesday is the deadline for teams to use the franchise tag.