Dave Toub

“So, he was off the charts good. That's the reason why we signed him to the practice squad.”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub said Tucker was exceptional in his workout, which led to signing him to the practice squad.

“He went 10-for-10 yesterday with Tucker standing right there,”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub said Butker performed well in practice despite windy conditions and Tucker's presence.

“Not only did he make them, he was accurate. 60 percent of his kicks were inside of a six-foot cylinder in the middle of the uprights. Somebody that's struggling as a kicker is not able to put the ball with that kind of accuracy,”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub described Tucker's accuracy during a grueling workout, noting 60 percent of his kicks were inside a six-foot cylinder in the middle of the uprights.

“And he went 10-for-10. On a windy day, it was 28-mile-an-hour gusts yesterday, and he went 10-for-10. And I thought right before out to practice, I was going, ‘This poor bastard,’ I mean, it’s 28-mile-an-hour gusts and he’s got to go out there and try to — and he did it. He went 10-for-10, so that’s a good thing. So we’re going to keep working it.”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub described Butker going 10-for-10 in practice on a windy day with 28-mile-an-hour gusts while Tucker was present.

“We’re trying to improve, we’re trying to get Butker right. That’s what this whole thing is about.”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub told reporters on Thursday that the team is trying to help Butker improve amid his struggles this season.

“Butker is our kicker,”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub told reporters on Thursday that Butker remains the Chiefs' kicker despite the team bringing in Justin Tucker for competition.

“You’ve got to make the kicks,”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub emphasized that Butker needs to make his kicks, referencing a missed 45-yard field goal in a loss to the Seattle Seahawks.

“The short kicks — that’s considered a short kick — you’ve got to make those in situations where it’s a tight game like that. It was an issue in that game, for sure.”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub described Butker's missed 45-yard field goal against the Seahawks as a bad miss in a tight game.

“Because (Justin Tucker) he is a good kicker. And I've heard he's been out making the rounds, and we talk. All the special teams coaches talk. He had four workouts before we brought—we were his fifth workout, tryout. And the word was that he was hitting the ball great, and I wanted to see it. I always thought he was a great kicker, and those two guys right now, Harrison and him, they idolized each other in the league when they were kicking together. He was out there, he did his 10-game suspension, so he was available, we brought him in,”

Dave Toub · said 2026-10-29 · reported 2026-10-29

Toub explained why the Chiefs chose Justin Tucker over other kickers they worked out, noting Tucker had four prior workouts before Kansas City.