Chiefs starter was the most-penalized player in 2023

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The Chiefs won their second consecutive Super Bowl despite starting the most penalized player in the NFL this past season.Right tackle Jawaan Taylor, who signed afour-year, $80 million to join Kansas City after four years with the Jaguars, committed an NFL-high 20 penalties in 2023, per . That beat the next-closest player, former Jets offensive tackle Martin Jones Jersey  Mekhi Becton, by eight penalties. As a team, the Chiefs ranked ninth in the NFL in total penalties with .Officials flagged Taylor Justin Braun Jersey  for nine false starts, eight offensive holds, three illegal formations, one illegal block above the waist, one illegaluse of handsand one face mask. Those penalties accounted for 140 lost yards for Kansas City, which also ranked first in the NFL.Titans guardDillon Radunz tied Taylor for the most false starts, while Chiefs teammateTrey Smith also had eight offensive holding calls against him. Marc-Edouard Vlasic Jersey Taylor's penalty i sues were a storyline all season for the Chiefs. Officials for penalties in the Chiefs' season-opening lo s to the Lions. Head coach Andy Reid later benched Taylor in the second half of Week 3 against the  David Schlemko Jersey Bears after .The Chiefs didn't replace Taylor this offseason but . KC took BYU OT Kingsley Suamataia in the second round,Penn State CHunter Nourzad in the fifth andHoly Cro s OG C.J. Hanson.Suamataia should battle for the starting left tackle role vacated by Donovan Smith and currently occupied by Wanya Morris. The versatileNourzad Tomas Hertl Jersey  has played nearly every position on the offensive line and should be a depth piece for the Chiefs.Taylor's penalty i sues are a big red flag for the Chiefs' threepeat Super Bowl hopes, but they were able to overcome them in 2023. Time will tell if that will sink Kansas City in 2024, though.