Chiefs Coordinator Quotes
October 3, 2025
ASSISTANT HEAD COACH AND SPECIAL TEAMS COORDINATOR DAVE TOUB
Q: On Nikko Remigio and his return game.
TOUB: “Yeah, he’s (Nikko Remigio) solid. He’s a guy I can depend on. I call him the adult in the room; he’s the oldest guy back there (laughter). I like having him back there especially on kickoff returns because (of) the kind of crazy balls that we’re getting and the way you have to read the kickers and the kickoff coverage, and he’s back there and he does a great job on those little things that people don’t really realize.”
Q: What do you see from Jacksonville’s return game?
TOUB: “Oh really good. Their return game is outstanding. I mean they had a touchdown last week in (Jaguars WR Parker) Washington, the punt returner, he’s got an unbelievable burst. His get up to full speed is really impressive when you watch tape. Then they got the two rookies back there 36 (Jaguars RB LeQuint Allen Jr.) and 33 (Jaguars RB Bhayshul) Tuten, the 4.28 (40-yard dash time) guy that we loved coming out. But he (Bhayshul Tuten) is explosive and can get around you, he hits it north and south. They got the total package in the return game. (Special Teams Coordinator) Heath Farwell, the coach does a great job. He was a great player, and now he’s a great coach. I coached against him when he was at Minnesota. We go way back. But he’s doing a great job, and he’s got those guys flying around.”
Q: On the potential rain weather in Jacksonville.
TOUB: “We’re not going to wet the balls or anything like that. We talk about it and say, if it is raining or the wind, we take that all into factor with our return game. We talked about that this morning. But you talk about it. I think we have enough experienced guys that we will be able to handle it, and we practice in the rain out here, too.”
DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR STEVE SPAGNUOLO
OPENING STATEMENT: “I never have a lot to say at the beginning. I don’t know if you want to talk about last week’s game, but we’re kind of into the next one. Seems like forever to get to, what is it an NFL Thursday, right? But it’s good to be cranking it out and playing another good football team. So, with that I’ll just open it up.”
Q: On Trevor Lawerence’s ability to react to the blitz.
SPAGNUOLO: “It looks like a quarterback that we always knew he (Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence) had a lot of talent, and I’ve always felt that way. But it looks like a quarterback that is really comfortable in a system that is new. You usually don’t see that right off the bat. They sure have put it together pretty good, pretty quick. It’s resulted in three wins and a bunch of points. There are no easy games in this league – there is no easy offense to defend. We throw the tape on of these guys, and it’s like, “Wow.” They have got receivers and think the running back (Travis Etienne Jr.), I think, is the guy that is kind of generating it right now. Like all of these games that we play where people are going to run the football, if we don’t stop that first then it becomes a long day.”
Q: What have you seen from Nohl Williams?
SPAGNUOLO: “He’s (Nohl Williams) done a really nice job for us. Early in the year he kind of stuck out to me on special teams. He had some – I don’t know if you guys remember he had a couple of really good – on kickoff team, some really good hits. He’s a physical guy, and he was physical in training camp. There was a little bit of a rough beginning because it was different to him. But I think he has settled in, and he’s playing more confident, which is probably the first thing you need out there. And I think we have got a lot of respect for D-Hop (Ravens WR Deandre Hopkins) and he was able to have a couple of decent plays on him and I think that boosted his confidence.”
Q: On the defense capitalizing on turnovers and interceptions.
SPAGNUOLO: “Although, I can’t remember too many – we call them MOBP, missed opportunities or big plays, I don’t remember too many that we’ve dropped. While I’m thinking of it, that was a heck of a play that Leo (Chenal) made. I don’t know how many linebackers – he did everything exactly right. Covered them with sticking in coverage, and when the tight end looked for the ball, he looked for it and then he made a great play on that. Listen, that’s what it takes to get turnovers, great plays like that or punch it out like what happened last night in the game (Rams vs. 49ers). We’re going to stay aggressive in that mindset, and we need to match their defense because their (Jacksonville Jaguars) defense is turning the ball over. So, if that happens on the other side of the ball, we have to find a way to match that.”
OFFENSIVE COORDINATOR MATT NAGY
Q: On Kingsley Suamataia’s confidence.
NAGY: “It’s a beautiful thing when you get those guys on the front end, and they’re doing what they did this last game. It’s going to happen intermittently at times. There’s still going to be some times where there’s some hiccups and he (Kingsley Suamataia) learns on the run but really really special game that he put together. For anybody and anything that we do in life, when you have confidence and you can play fast and you start believing more and more, it’s infectious and I think like that left side, those young guys continuing to have that, it just moves on to the back end with your quarterback, with your coaches, your running backs (and) everybody else, it’s good.”
Q: What have you seen in Brashard Smith’s development that has allowed him to play more?
NAGY: “Not making mistakes mentally. He’s (Brashard Smith) doing what he needs to do and then you saw a little sprinkle of it last week when he caught that ball Matt (Derrick) on the sideline and got hit a few times and stayed in bounds. Probably got six extra yards that most people wouldn’t get. That’s the physical part that we see. The mental part is being able to eliminate the mistakes. We’re ok with mistakes, but you just can’t make the same mistake twice. He’s not doing that now. We’re able to put him in some packages where he can study those throughout the week and you don’t want him to play slow, you want to use his strengths which is ball skills, speed and then be able to put that into fruition and we really want that to continue to keep growing moving forward.”
Q: On converting on fourth down at a high rate and what he can pinpoint to that success.
NAGY: “Two things in that. I would say number one: I feel like throughout the week, the coaches have done a good job of being able to really talk through and communicate the plays that we like in this moment, whether it’s a personnel that we like versus what they do. Whether it’s a concept or a scheme that we like versus that they do. And then getting to that moment and not wasting time and feeling the conviction of the call and executing it. The players feel that. Last week, we didn’t have as many third down conversions, but we were four for four on fourth down at critical times. We talked about that on Monday morning with the team, that’s important. We got to keep that going, and it’s a credit to the players for executing it.”
Chiefs Player Quotes
October 3, 2025
DT CHRIS JONES
Q: What have you seen from the Jacksonville Jaguars offense?
JONES: “They’re battle tested. Watching throughout the course of the few games they’ve played, they’ve been battle tested. The Houston Texans game, it was a battle especially in the fourth quarter. It was a back-and-forth battle, and their defense has been playing lights out. (Jaguars QB) Trevor Lawrence has made a lot of progression throughout the years. He’s made a lot of big throws when the team needed him. They have a very great cohesive group that’s playing well together right now. The challenge for us is the d-line and the defense to get after them.”
Q: On the defense starting to produce turnovers.
JONES: “Absolutely. I think that’s something we harp on week in and week out. Turnovers, sacks, and affecting the quarterback. I think they go hand in hand if we’re rushing like we should and forcing him to throw the ball quicker than his expected timing then more turnovers will come and then eventually more sacks will come from the d-line, not the linebackers or the DBs (Laughter).”
Q: On Leo Chenal’s interception.