{"id":753483,"date":"2026-02-15T08:20:14","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T08:20:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/753483\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T08:20:14","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T08:20:14","slug":"afc-notes-maxx-crosby-klint-kubiak-chiefs-raiders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/753483\/","title":{"rendered":"AFC Notes: Maxx Crosby, Klint Kubiak, Chiefs, Raiders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chiefs DE Ashton Gillotte<\/a> finished his rookie season with 38 tackles, three tackles for loss, and 1.5 sacks. Kansas City DL coach Joe Cullen is confident that the former third-round pick will continue developing as a pass rusher.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cAshton has given us some really good plays, both in base and sub situations and playing the run really well,\u201d Cullen said, via Nate Taylor of ESPN<\/a>. \u201cThe hardest thing to do when you make that transition from college to the pros is your pass rush. It will come. It took George [until] Week 11 against the Rams in his rookie year to get his first [full] sack.\u201d<\/p>\n

As for DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah<\/a>, Cullen thinks he was finally finding a role when his hamstring injury suffered in the preseason ended his entire year.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI really felt bad for Felix,\u201d Cullen said. \u201cHe\u2019s progressing and you\u2019re trying to give him a role, and then, bang. I told him there\u2019s a silver lining in this: \u2018You\u2019re going to get healthy and then your time is going to come.’\u201d<\/p>\n

When asked about working with minority owner Tom Brady<\/a>, new Raiders HC Klint Kubiak said he is excited to bounce ideas off Brady and collaborate with him.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cReally excited to work with Tom,\u201d Kubiak said via Saad Yousuf of The Athletic<\/a>. \u201cHe made the mistake of giving me his cellphone number. He might wish he never did that because I\u2019m going to be calling him a lot. What I\u2019m excited about is that we have different offensive backgrounds and how we can pull ideas from each other. Obviously, he\u2019s the greatest that\u2019s ever done it. In the interview process, the passion that he spoke with on all things football got me excited about the opportunity to work with him. Plenty has been said or speculated about how that relationship\u2019s going to go. That\u2019s one of the main draws to come here is to get to work with (Brady), get to work with (Spytek). These are great football minds that if we collaborate the way we\u2019re supposed to, we\u2019re going to pull the best out of each other.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raiders owner Mark Davis hinted at who the team is going to target with the first overall pick while announcing HC Klint Kubiak as the team\u2019s next head coach.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt came down to where we are this year,\u201d Davis said, via Raiders Wire<\/a>. \u201cHaving the first pick in the draft and everything and understanding that there\u2019s a good chance we\u2019ll go on the offensive side of the ball so it might be a good chance that we would want a young offensive mind that could grow with somebody.\u201d<\/p>\n

Raiders DE Maxx Crosby<\/a> discussed his meeting with Kubiak and is excited to see him put his fingerprints on the offense.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe runs a great system; he\u2019s had a lot of success being an offensive coordinator,\u201d Crosby said, via Raiders Wire<\/a>. \u201cYou\u2019ve seen what he\u2019s done for Sam Darnold. He\u2019s brought the best out of a lot of his players.\u201d<\/p>\n

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