Chiefs defensive backs coach faces misdemeanor domestic charge
Kansas City Star • • sports
Key Points:
- Dave Merritt, defensive backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, has been charged with misdemeanor domestic battery involving alleged harm to his daughter.
- Merritt was arrested by Overland Park police on Wednesday evening and booked into Johnson County jail; he is scheduled for a court appearance Thursday afternoon.
- The Johnson County District Attorney’s Office filed the complaint, citing Merritt’s actions as a domestic violence offense.
- The Chiefs acknowledged awareness of the arrest but declined to comment; the incident occurred just before the 2026 NFL Draft.
- Merritt has been with the Chiefs for seven seasons and has a 29-year NFL career, including four years as a player.
