Rick Burkholder

Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance, Kansas City Chiefs (KC).

Quick Facts

• Role: Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance
• Team: Kansas City Chiefs (KC)
• NFL experience: Not listed
• Reports to: Andy Reid (Head Coach)
• Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees

Background

Known as one of the top athletic trainers in the National Football League, Rick Burkholder enters his 13th season with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2025 and his eighth serving as the club's Vice President of Sports Medicine and Performance. Following his promotion in 2018, he continued to oversee the athletic training staff and added the team's strength and conditioning and equipment departments to his responsibilities.