The Kansas City Chiefs made five additions to their coaching staff on Friday as the team continues its preparation for the 2026 campaign.
Here's the full list of additions:
DeMarco Murray - Running Backs Coach
Chad O'Shea - Wide Receivers Coach
Terry Bradden Jr. - Assistant Defensive Line Coach
Nate Pagan - Offensive Quality Control Coach
CJ Cox - Defensive Quality Control Coach
Murray joins the Chiefs after spending the last six seasons coaching in the same role at his alma mater, the University of Oklahoma, from 2020 through 2025. Notably, Murray helped develop future New England Patriots' running back Rhamondre Stevenson during his time with the Sooners.
Prior to becoming a coach, Murray – a third-round pick in 2011 – rushed for 7,174 yards and 49 touchdowns during a seven-year playing career.
O'Shea returns to the Chiefs after beginning his NFL career with Kansas City in 2003 as a Volunteer Assistant. It turned out to be the first entry in what quickly blossomed into an impressive resume for O'Shea, who went on to spend time with the Vikings (2006-08), Patriots (2009-18), Dolphins (2019) and Browns (2020-25) in the time since. Specifically, O'Shea manned the role of Wide Receivers Coach – his new position with the Chiefs – while in Minnesota, New England, and Cleveland.
Bradden also enters his second stint with the Chiefs in 2026 after spending the 2025 campaign with the University of Nebraska. Before heading to Lincoln, however, Bradden rose through the ranks in Kansas City from 2017 through 2024, eventually serving as the Chiefs' Assistant Defensive Line Coach from 2021-24.
As for Kansas City's Quality Control additions, Pagan heads to Kansas City after nine seasons on Villanova's coaching staff, where he primarily coached the Wildcats' wide receivers. Defensively, Cox joins the Chiefs after coaching safeties at Coastal Carolina in 2025.
Both Pagan and Cox are alums of the Chiefs' participation in the Bill Walsh Diversity Coaching Fellowship program, which provides young coaches with an opportunity to learn under the direction of a professional staff during training camp.
Now all officially on board for the 2026 campaign, each of these coaches will have an opportunity to leave their mark on the Chiefs soon enough.
