KANSAS CITY, Mo. — To the victor belong the spoils, and after Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones and even head coach Andy Reid and general manager Brett Veach received pay bumps for the team’s back-to-back Super Bowl triumphs, Monday was Travis Kelce’s day for the spoils. The 34-year-old tight end signed a restructured contract featuring a $4 million raise and $17 …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It took longer than conventional wisdom suggested but late Thursday evening the Chiefs jumped into the free agent market for wide receiver, landing Marquise Brown on a one-year deal worth a maximum of $11 million. The contract includes $7 million in base salary and signing bonus along with incentives that could punch the deal up to …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It’s becoming a tradition in Kansas City. Every March the Chiefs mark the beginning of the new league year by converting Patrick Mahomes roster bonus money into a signing bonus to carve out additional salary cap space. Tuesday the Chiefs converted $27 million of the $34.9 million roster bonus due to Mahomes this year into a …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs kickstarted free agency season earlier during the past few days in retaining defensive tackle Chris Jones and linebacker Drue Tranquill, but general manager Brett Veach and his staff have more work to do this week in putting together a 90-player roster starting the 2024 offseason. NFL free agency officially begins at 3 p.m. central …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs have retained another key veteran, and in this case a mainstay of their special teams unit for the past decade. Long snapper James Winchester has agreed to terms on a new with Kansas City, a source tells Chiefs Digest. The terms of the new deal were not immediately available. Winchester expects to sign the …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Just more than 37 hours before Chris Jones could have tested free agency for the first time in his career, the All-Pro and the Chiefs reached terms on a record-breaking deal for the defensive tackle. The five-year agreement reached Saturday night includes $95 million in guaranteed money, as initially reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter. While the …
INDIANAPOLIS — The Chiefs made their first major move toward building their 2024 roster and reconfiguring their wide receiver room Wednesday by releasing wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling. The move saves the Chiefs $12 million in cap space. Valdes-Scantling was slated to earn $11.56 million in base salary next season, the final year of a three-year, $30 million deal he signed …
LAS VEGAS — The Chiefs will have one more receiver available at their disposal in Sunday’s Super Bowl LVIII showdown against the San Francisco 49ers after activating wide receiver Skyy Moore from injured reserve Wednesday. Moore landed on injured reserve Dec. 18 after injuring his knee in the team’s Week 15 win against the New England Patriots. The club designated …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Chiefs began preparation for their Divisional playoff showdown with Buffalo Wednesday without starting defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, who is out with a triceps injury. Nnadi suffered the injury during Saturday’s Wild Card win over the Miami Dolphins. The term initially described the injury as an elbow issue, and Nnadi was seen on the sideline testing …
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The revolving door in the Chiefs’ receiver room turned against Monday afternoon with Skyy Moore landing on injured reserve and Justyn Ross returning after a seven-game absence due to a suspension. Moore landing on injured reserve wasn’t a huge surprise after he left Sunday’s win over New England due to what head coach Andy Reid described …
