Chiefs Steve Spagnuolo on Building an Elite Defense, Bribing Andy Reid & Battling Brady | EP 143
New Heights with Jason & Travis Kelce
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4.8 • 15.8K Ratings
🗓️ 11 June 2025
⏱️ 73 minutes
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On today’s episode, we’ve got a guest Chiefs fans have been asking for for a long time, defensive coordinator of the Kansas City Chiefs, Steve Spagnuolo, joins us today!
Steve and the guys delve into everything from building a championship-winning defense to his thoughts on the Chiefs' draft class, the backstory of his decades-long relationship with Coach Reid, and his insights on the evolution of NFL offenses.
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| 1:01.5 | Do you remember the pass that I threw against you? |
| 1:04.3 | Wait a bit now. |
| 1:05.1 | That was against the giant? |
| 1:07.3 | Did Lannon pick it off? |
| 1:08.9 | Oh, yeah. |
| 1:09.6 | Well, I think I more so just threw it right to him than he picked it off. |
| 1:13.0 | It was the most impressive 80-yard torpedo of an interception. |
| 1:16.5 | Coach Reed knows not to put me in that situation ever again. |
| 1:19.3 | I appreciate you doing that that day, though, Travis. |
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