Two years ago, the Kansas City Chiefs invested the No. 1 overall pick in Central Michigan's Eric Fisher. Now during the team's 2015 organized team activities, the offensive tackle has been working with the second team, according to the Kansas City Star's Terez A. Paylor.
2013 No. 1 overall pick Eric Fisher working with 2nd team during Chiefs OTAs
Donald Stephenson worked with the first-team offense ahead of Eric Fisher during the first week of OTAs.
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During the first week of OTAs, Fisher has worked behind Donald Stephenson, a 2012 third-round pick who has played mostly at right tackle thus far in his career. Stephenson last protected the blindside in 2013, when he started four games.
However, Kansas City head coach Andy Reid was quick to note that the switch at left tackle has nothing to do with Fisher’s performance to date.
“That’s the only way you can get Donald some reps there,” Reid argued. “We want to make sure we’ve got everybody covered. Actually, Fish has done a very nice job, so I wouldn’t read anything into that. We’re staying consistent.”
Despite Reid’s claims, Fisher’s play during his first two seasons has left a lot to be desired. He has yielded an average of seven sacks and over 40 total pressures per year as measured by Pro Football Focus, both among the worst totals for left tackles.
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