When you take a player with a top-6 pick in the NFL Draft, that player needs to be a guaranteed Day 1 starter, especially considering he was the first cornerback off the board. Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo is historically cautious with rookies, but that can’t matter for Delane.

A Johnson County District Court judge on Thursday dismissed without prejudice a case against Chiefs ( Shop Chiefs Fan Gear) assistant coach Dave Merritt. Merritt was arrested April 22 on suspicion of misdemeanor domestic battery and booked into jail that night. He entered a plea of not guilty the next day and was released on bond.