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On NFL Draft day, the Kansas City Chiefs took a bit of a hit.
Assistant coach Dave Merritt was charged Thursday with misdemeanor domestic battery.
A complaint filed by the Johnson County, Kansas, district attorney accused him of causing bodily harm to a daughter.
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Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt stands on the sideline during a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on December 17, 2023. (Fred Kfoury III/Icon Sportswire)
Chiefs said they were aware of the arrest but had no comment. Merritt was scheduled to appear in court later Thursday.
Merritt, 54, played college football at North Carolina State and was drafted in the seventh round in 1993 by the Miami Dolphins.
He played only four games for them before joining the then Phoenix Cardinals, for whom he played until 1995. He played 16 games in 1994 and 15 the following season.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt stands on the sideline during the first half of an NFL game against the New England Patriots in Foxborough, Massachusetts, on Dec. 17, 2023. (Greg M. Cooper/AP)
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Merritt then spent time in NFL Europe in 1997 before becoming a coach. His first coaching job was at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga as an outside linebackers coach.
He joined the NFL in 2001 as a defensive assistant and linebackers coach with the New York Jets in 2001 and then went to the Giants the following year.
Merritt remained with Big Blue until 2017 before returning to his former Cardinals for one season. He then joined Kansas City in 2019 as defensive backs coach.
Kansas City Chiefs defensive back coach Dave Merritt celebrates with his children after a 31-20 victory in Super Bowl LIV against the San Francisco 49ers on February 2, 2020 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Tammy Ljungblad/Kansas City Star/Tribune News Service/Getty Images)
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As a coach, he has won five Super Bowls: two with the Giants and three with the Chiefs.
