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ArticleEmari Demarcado is embracing his ‘niche in the league’ with the Chiefs
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against younger and less experienced players like rookie Emmett Johnson, who, as Andy Reid noted on Wednesday, is "learning as he goes…" "He's pushing himself," continued Reid. "You saw a couple of these where he has to drop that pad level down. You go in high at this level, you're going to get rearranged, and you don't want that to happen."
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Rookie Johnson behind in third-down role battle; Reid cites pad level and technique issues.

Rookie RB competing for third-down back role with Kansas City Chiefs; Andy Reid noted Johnson is "learning as he goes" and highlighted technical deficiencies in pad level and tackling technique—"You go in high at this level, you're going to get rearranged, and you don't want that to happen." Johnson is less experienced than Demarcado and appears to be behind in the depth chart battle for the third-down role.

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