Kansas City Chiefs Sr. Director of Player Personnel Mike Bradway on DL Omarr Norman-Lott
During his press conference over the weekend, Kansas City Chiefs Senior Director of Player Personnel Mike Bradway shared his thoughts on second-round draft pick Omarr Norman-Lott being a rotational player.
"That's the first thing, it's a heavy rotation there (Tennessee), so I think he played only about 25% of the snaps, and that's everybody. In those snaps, I mean you're talking about a guy that maximizes his snaps." said Bradway, "Just the unique explosion he has off the ball, we saw a guy that was really conditioned, he has a great frame, he has 11-inch hands, 34-inch arms, he's strong for his size. Then you go down to the Senior Bowl, and he was really impressive down there. I thought he was one of the better interior d-linemen, so we envision him as a really productive rotational guy."
Norman-Lott began his college career at Arizona State but transferred to Tennessee. In two seasons with the Volunteers, he collected 44 tackles, 10 tackles for loss, 9.5 sacks, and one fumble recovery.
The Chiefs' front office sees his value as a player in the middle, either next to All-Pro Chris Jones or in rotational relief.
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