{"id":823985,"date":"2026-03-20T22:57:28","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:57:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/823985\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T22:57:28","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T22:57:28","slug":"chiefs-sign-2x-super-bowl-champion-to-help-hc-andy-reid-as-lb-jack-cochrane-confirms-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/823985\/","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs sign 2x Super Bowl champion to help HC Andy Reid as LB Jack Cochrane confirms return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/kansas-city-chiefs\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> have confirmed that linebacker Jack Cochrane will remain with the team for one more season, a very important move for Andy Reid and defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cChiefs Kingdom, what\u2019s up? Just signed back for another year. I\u2019m super excited to be back in the city. You know it\u2019s my favorite place in the world. So, I\u2019m excited to get to work and make some cool things happen this year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Cochrane joined the Chiefs before the 2022 season as an undrafted free agent and, throughout his young career, has already won the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/super-bowl\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Super Bowl<\/a> twice. Now, he will look to win another championship alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/patrick-mahomes\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"break-word font-articleLinkText text-articleLinkText hover:text-articleLinkTextHover hover:bg-articleLinkTextHoverBg cursor-pointer border-solid border-b-articleLinkTextHover\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Patrick Mahomes<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs have a huge challenge on defense in 2026<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">During the 2025 season, the Chiefs\u2019 defense was heavily criticized for not being able to deliver in clutch moments. Before his injury, Patrick Mahomes led several comebacks, but in the decisive drives, Spagnuolo\u2019s unit fell short. If they want to compete for a championship again, that will have to change.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefs lose two stars in 2026 free agency<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"paragraph\" class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">As if that weren\u2019t enough, Trent McDuffie and Jaylen Watson have left the Chiefs and are now with the Los Angeles Rams. In this scenario, with no big splashes in free agency on that side of the ball, the defense remains a question mark. There is no doubt that the 2026 NFL Draft will be a key moment for general manager Brett Veach.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Chiefs, Andy Reid confirm key signing amid Jeremiyah Love rumors ahead of 2026 NFL Draft, keeping Mike Caliendo\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/nfl\/chiefs-andy-reid-confirm-key-signing-amid-jeremiyah-love-rumors-ahead-of-2026-nfl-draft-keeping-mike-caliendo\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" class=\"article-also-read-embed\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-square max-w-[100px] m-[10px] md:m-0\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1774047446_418_andyreid-1-200x200.webp.webp\" alt=\"Chiefs, Andy Reid confirm key signing amid Jeremiyah Love rumors ahead of 2026 NFL Draft, keeping Mike Caliendo\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"font-secondary my-[13px] uppercase text-alsoReadSeeAlso bg-alsoReadSeeAlsoBackground alsoReadSeeAlso w-fit\">see also<\/p>\n<p class=\"w-full line-clamp-3 md:line-clamp-2 text-alsoReadEmbedTitle font-primary alsoReadLink\">Chiefs, Andy Reid confirm key signing amid Jeremiyah Love rumors ahead of 2026 NFL Draft, keeping Mike Caliendo<\/p>\n<p><\/a><a class=\"leading-none\" href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/staff\/mfcastro\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/mfcastro-80x80.webp.webp\" alt=\"Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"rounded-full\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text-[14px] leading-[20px] min-h-[72px] md:min-h-[52px] mt-[10px] font-authorSignatureDescription hidden md:block\">Miguel Angel Fernandez Castro is a seasoned sports writer and analyst at Bolavip US, with a specialization in NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL, College Football, Soccer, Tennis, and Golf. With over 15 years of experience in the field, he has served as a broadcaster, commentator, and reporter for Grupo ACIR Radio in Mexico. During his career, Miguel has covered major global events such as the FIFA World Cup, Super Bowl, FIFA Confederations Cup, World Baseball Classic, Pan American Games, PGA Tour, and ATP Tour. His extensive experience and expertise make him an integral part of the Bolavip US team.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Kansas City Chiefs have confirmed that linebacker Jack Cochrane will remain with the team for one more&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":823986,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2063],"tags":[501,346,7,118,110,2438,2437,6,499],"class_list":{"0":"post-823985","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-kansas-city-chiefs","8":"tag-andy-reid","9":"tag-chiefs","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-kansas-city","12":"tag-kansas-city-chiefs","13":"tag-kansascity","14":"tag-kansascitychiefs","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-patrick-mahomes"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116263980413213298","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823985","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=823985"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823985\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/823986"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=823985"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=823985"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=823985"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}