Andy BackstromContributing writerThu, April 23, 2026 at 7:45 PM UTC·1 min readKansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt was arrested Wednesday night, according to Johnson County, Kansas, booking records, and has been charged with domestic battery, per the complaint the county’s District Attorney’s office filed against him on Thursday.

Merritt, a 54-year-old Chiefs assistant who has coached the team’s DBs since 2019, is facing a Class B Person misdemeanor, which constitutes a domestic violence offense, according to the complaint.

In the complaint, it’s alleged that Merritt “unlawfully, knowingly or recklessly [caused] bodily harm to a person, to wit: Drayah Merritt … .”

Merritt has five children, according to his Chiefs bio, including two daugthers. One of his daughters is named Drayah.

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Merritt has spent seven seasons in his role with the Chiefs, helping Kansas City win each of its three Super Bowls during its dynasty under head coach Andy Reid.

Before that, Merritt won a pair of rings with the New York Giants, whom he worked for from 2004-17.