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Chiefs player shares scene from inside team’s locker room after exit meetings

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  • Three quick takeaways: Chiefs held exit meetings, cleared lockers, season ended.
  • Johnson posted locker-room video showing gear and autographed jerseys.
  • Johnson noted sadness, donated team gear, and is set to be a free agent.

The Chiefs players returned from Las Vegas on Sunday night and were back in the locker room at the team’s practice facility in Kansas City the next day.

But there were no preparation for the next game, because the Chiefs’ season is over.

The players had exit meetings with the coaching staff, then cleaned out their lockers and parted ways.

“One of the saddest moments in the NFL,” wrote Chiefs defensive back Nazeeh Johnson in a TikTok video.

That video was taken inside the Chiefs’ locker room and showed Johnson talking about giving away some team-branded gear to a thrift store, tossing candy and remembering that he had to turn in his iPad.

Johnson also showed off autographed jerseys he received from teammates Bryan Cook, Trent McDuffie, Joshua Williams and Jaylen Watson.

“This is the best collection of jerseys I have,” Johnson said in the video.

Here is the video from Johnson, who is set to be a free agent.

@nightjohn_builds One of the saddest moments in the NFL #chiefs #football #fyp #sunday #e ♬ original sound - Nightjohn_Builds

This story was originally published January 8, 2026 at 12:01 PM.

Pete Grathoff
The Kansas City Star
From covering the World Series to the World Cup, Pete Grathoff has done a little bit of everything since joining The Kansas City Star in 1997.
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