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Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.
The Kansas City Chiefs announced news of another NFL free agency signing on March 20, as the team came to terms with veteran linebacker and staff favorite Jack Cochrane.
“Welcome back,” the Chiefs’ social media team captioned the post, while also tagging Cochrane’s official X account.
Cochrane has become one of those culture and identity guys for head coach Andy Reid, defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo, and special teams coordinator Dave Toub. The former undrafted prospect has appeared in 71 games for Kansas City over the past four seasons, including playoffs, and has hardly missed any action at all if you look at his yearly totals.
Cochrane suited up for 15 regular season games as a rookie, then 17 in year two, 15 in year three, and 17 in year four. He’s also been credited with 2 starts and 7 postseason appearances.
Dave Toub Gets an Integral Special Teamer Back as Chiefs Announce Jack Cochrane News
GettyThe Kansas City Chiefs have re-signed linebacker and core special teamer Jack Cochrane (#43).
At his core, Cochrane is a special teamer, and a key one at that.
He’s played an astounding 1,237 special teams snaps for Toub over the past four seasons. Which, for those who aren’t familiar, is a lot.
On defense, Cochrane has only taken the field for 250 snaps, and there are more defensive snaps in a game than special teams snaps.
Although Cochrane’s impact rarely shows up on the stat sheet, he’s become an integral leader and field general for Toub’s ST unit. And the former South Dakota product has two Super Bowl rings to show for it.
As for total impact, Cochrane has been credited with 62 total tackles, 2 tackles for a loss, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovery (pictured above), and 2 passes defended.
His return may not make headlines around the NFL, but it’s important as the Chiefs try to get back to winning football in 2026.
Michael Obermuller covers the NFL as an Associate Editor for Heavy Sports, where he began writing in 2021. His areas of focus include the NFL breaking news operation, Kansas City Chiefs, New York Giants, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Pittsburgh Steelers, with expert knowledge on each based on years of coverage. Michael is an NYC area native and Quinnipiac graduate. More about Michael Obermuller
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