Kansas City Chiefs SNAG Kaiir Elam as Dave Merritt REBUILDS CB Depth Chart?

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🗓️ 3 April 2026

⏱️ 30 minutes

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Summary

Kansas City Chiefs flip the script by signing cornerback Kaiir Elam, sparking memories of the dramatic 2022 NFL Draft that saw Buffalo miss out on Trent McDuffie. Is Brett Veach orchestrating another secret weapon for Steve Spagnuolo’s dominant secondary? Hosts Chris Clark and Ryan Tracy break down Elam’s journey from first-round pick to reclamation project in Kansas City. Can Dave Merritt unlock his untapped potential, or is he just quality camp depth? Key segments explore the Chiefs’ secondary outlook, roster competition, and the implications of Elam’s addition on Kansas City’s NFL Draft strategy. The conversation covers defensive back development, risk-versus-reward signings, and the smart moves that keep the Chiefs Super Bowl-ready. Plus, bold trade and free-agent scenarios round out the episode, with insight into AFC rivals’ moves like Kirk Cousins landing with the Raiders. What’s next for the reigning champs as draft day approaches?

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0:00.0	The Kansas Chiefs just did the funniest thing.
0:03.5	From the land of the free and the home of the Chiefs, this is the Locked-on Chiefs podcast.
0:09.2	You are Locked-on Chiefs, your daily Kansas City Chiefs podcast, part of the Locked-on
0:15.3	podcast network, your team every day.
0:24.8	And welcome back to the other episode of Locked-on chris clark that is ryan tracy and we're just going to dive right in because i can't help myself but laugh at this
0:30.3	scenario of what is going on with the can't city chiefs right now kansas city signs kair
0:36.0	elym don't know anything about the, don't know anything about the signing.
0:38.3	Don't know anything about how much money.
0:41.4	I'm sure it's a one-year deal.
0:43.0	We don't know any of that yet.
0:44.2	We will get you that information once we get it.
0:46.8	But I laugh because the reality of this is, is this is like a full circle moment almost for the chiefs.
0:54.1	So you mean funny, ha ha, not funny peculiar?
0:58.1	No, funny ha ha for sure.
0:59.9	Okay.
1:00.4	Absolutely funny ha ha.
1:02.0	And it's funny ha because if you go back to 2022, which we actually talked a lot about,
1:08.6	we did, let's see, we talked a lot about 2020 on yesterday's show
1:13.5	talking about whether or not they should double up a defensive end in this draft,
1:16.8	all of that.
1:18.0	But the funny thing about the 2022 draft is there is video out there
1:22.0	that shows the Bill's front office just getting excited because they think they're about to draft
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