Jason McCourty identifies potential threats for the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC West

USA Today

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This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Super Bowl champion and CBS Sports NFL analyst Jason McCourty about his role as Pro Athlete Community (PAC) Board of Advisors Co-Chair and the potential threats to the Kansas City Chiefs' dominance in the AFC.
"Kaleb (Thornhill) ends up leaving the Miami Dolphins and eventually ends up joining the (San Antonio) Spurs. But in the meantime, I remember talking to him, and I said, Hey, all 32 teams need something like this. I've done a lot of things throughout my career. And I was like, this is the most influential thing I've been a part of outside of your play on the field," said McCourty. He ended up partnering with Chip, and they came up with the idea of the Pro Athlete Community. So from day one, I told them, in any form or fashion that I can help, whether it's showing up to a combine, a subsequent chapter, combine, and me speaking, whether it's coaching and being on the board, passing ideas, and helping influence with different networks and relationships I have. I wanted to be a part of it because I saw how much it worked and its impact on the players that took part in it."
The Chiefs have controlled the AFC West, winning nine consecutive division titles, the second-longest streak of division championships in league history.
"I feel like the conversation of them being knocked off has less to do about Kansas City and their lack of talent, scheme, whatever you want to place your blame on, saying another team is going to take over," said McCourty "I think it has more to do when you look at their division as more to do with when you watch Bo Nix last year, you have no reason not to believe that he's going to be an even better player this year under Sean Payton in year two, when you watch what Vance Joseph did with Denver's defense, then you add Talenola Hufanga, and you add Dre Greenlaw. They're going to be even better. When you look at what the Chargers did with Jim Harbaugh in year one, well, dang, look what he was able to do with Justin Herbert. Yes, they lost the playoff games, but they got there in year one, just like they're only getting better in year two. Then you add Pete Carroll in the division and Geno Smith. So I think it has less to do with them (Chiefs)."
Pro Athlete Community (PAC), the first-of-its-kind network built exclusively for pro athletes to navigate life beyond sports, has officially opened its membership to all current and former professional athletes from verified leagues.