Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Jadon Canady spoke with reporters after practice on Sunday at Missouri Western State University. He discussed adjusting to defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s game plan.
“I feel like for me it is different because I came from three schools,” said Canady. “Going from Ole Miss to Oregon. (Head) Coach (Dan) Lanning, (Head) Coach (Pete) Golden run the same very hard defense, and I am coming in there, first year, having to play right away and learn right away. So, you know, I am glad I went through that to make this easier, but it was definitely hard as well here. Not going to lie to you.”
Across his five seasons in college, Canady logged more than 800 snaps as an outside corner, over 1,000 snaps in the slot, and
roughly 550 combined at free safety. He revealed his self-improvement focus before the start of training camp.
“I would say just going home and putting on weight,” said Canady. “Doing the skills that are needed for Coach Spags (Spagnuolo), like certain type of drops or certain type of patterns. Just going home and really keying in on what Coach Spags wants from me.”
In 2025, Canady was named Honorable Mention All-Big Ten Conference and played in all 15 games, starting 13. He finished with 39 tackles, tackle for loss, 2 interceptions, 6 pass breakups, and a forced fumble.
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