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The Kansas City Chiefs will have a major change in the front office for the coming season. The team\u2019s former assistant general manager, Mike Borgonzi, left the team after 16 seasons in various roles to become the general manager of the Tennessee Titans.<\/p>\n

Borgonzi \u2014 who originally came to the Chiefs in 2009 on Scott Pioli\u2019s staff \u2014 spoke with host Kay Adams on Monday\u2019s episode of \u201cThe Up and Adams Show\u201d on FanDuel Sports Network. While he confirmed passing on other opportunities in previous seasons, Borgonzi stated that he liked Tennessee as a destination to move his family, and the team holding the No. 1 overall selection in next month\u2019s draft played a role in the decision.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt felt like it was the right time for me, personally,\u201d he stated. \u201cJust in my career, I thought it was the right time. I had a lot of great experiences in Kansas City. I got to win three Super Bowls. It was a great time. Tennessee was appealing to me too. They have the number one pick. It\u2019s a great place to live. That\u2019s important to me. If I\u2019m going to pick my family up and move some place \u2014 and we loved Kansas City \u2014 that had to be a big part of it too.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

He also remembered a time the Chiefs had the draft\u2019s top selection in 2013, the year head coach Andy Reid came to town.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI had it before at one point in Kansas City,\u201d Borgonzi recalled. \u201cI was there for a long time. We actually had it. It was Andy\u2019s first year when he took over in 2013. I\u2019ve been there before \u2014 don\u2019t always want to be there again. But I have some familiarity with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

At the owners’ meetings, Borgonzi now takes his place among some familiar faces in the league\u2019s general managers. Besides Chiefs general manager Brett Veach, he worked with Chris Ballard of the Indianapolis Colts and Ryan Poles of the Chicago Bears during his tenure in Kansas City\u2019s front office.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThere\u2019s so many people when you\u2019ve been in the league for 16 years,\u201d he observed. \u201cI look around now, it\u2019s guys like Chris Ballard that I worked with. It\u2019s Poles. It\u2019s Veach. We\u2019re all GM\u2019s now. So, I guess it\u2019s like we\u2019ve all grown up.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Of course, now Borgonzi has left the league\u2019s most successful franchise of the last decade for a Tennessee squad coming off a brutal 3-14 campaign. He shared the most important lesson he plans to bring from Kansas City in hopes of turning the Titans around.<\/p>\n

His thoughts echo true with much of what Chiefs fans have seen of their favorite players off the field.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou want guys that love football and love the process,\u201d Borgonzi explained. \u201cThat\u2019s the big thing. We can go through this whole thing with talent, but are guys good teammates, and do they love football? It sounds simple, but it\u2019s really important to build a culture in the locker room the way you want it. Do guys love football? Do they love meeting? Do they love working out and going through the process? Do they love hanging out with their teammates? That\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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