Kansas City Chiefs 2020 free agent tracker
By Matt Conner
The Kansas City Chiefs entered the new league year with 19 players ready to hit unrestricted free agency. Here’s all the latest on each player.
The pace of news coming across the transaction wire these days in the NFL can be a bit daunting, especially at the start of a new free agency period. That’s why we’re here to help.
Nineteen players who played for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019 were eligible to hit unrestricted free agency with the new league year and for many of them, this is their big chance to grab life-changing amounts of money.
Given the amount of players to keep track of, we thought we’d serve you, dear reader, with a couple of tracking posts in order to keep news straight and to stay informed. Here you can find our tracker following former Chiefs who have found new homes this offseason.
After allowing Jason Witten to leave the team (finally), the Dallas Cowboys signed Blake Bell to bolster the tight end position for new starter Blake Jarwin. Bell played a single season in K.C.
Breeland and Kendall Fuller (see below) were the two main cornerbacks scheduled to hit the open market at this point in the offseason and Fuller made quick work of his freedom. As for Breeland, he’s still waiting but Nate Taylor of the Athletic says the Chiefs were interested in signing one of the two main CBs. Do the Chiefs have the money? Does Breeland have the patience?
No rumors of any kind have surfaced as of yet.
No rumors of any kind have surfaced as of yet.
Kendall Fuller
The Washington Redskins worked fast to make Kendall Fuller a priority in free agency and got him to agree to return to the nation’s capital with a four-year, $44 million commitment.
The Chiefs decided to re-sign Henne over Matt Moore (see below) to another two-year deal that will maintain Henne as the veteran backup and security behind Patrick Mahomes.
No rumors of any kind have surfaced as of yet.
Jordan Lucas signed a one-year deal with the Chicago Bears for a cool million, which means he’ll be competing for a fringe roster spot in the preseason to make the team as a special teams ace and depth role.
The Philadelphia Eagles and Los Angeles Chargers were mentioned as potential free agent destinations for the veteran running back. It’s also been made clear that he will not return to the Chiefs in 2019.
Matt Moore
Moore lost out to Henne, once again, in the bid to remain the Chiefs backup quarterback, but the New York Giants have already indicated their interest in potentially bringing him in to compete with another former Chiefs quarterback in Alex Tanney to sit behind starter Daniel Jones.
The Miami Dolphins have made more moves (and spent more money) than anyone this offseason, and their acquisition of Ogbah as a rotational pass rusher upset several in K.C. who were hoping he could return in 2020.
After flirting with other teams in free agency, with at least the Dallas Cowboys as a known interest, both the Chiefs and Pennel were able to come to terms on a deal to bring the run-stuffer back for another Super Bowl run.
The Detroit Lions brought in Reggie Ragland to continue their defensive makeover at linebacker. The team also signed Jamie Collins from New England and rumors are swirling about Jarrad Davis being on the trade block.
After receiving some interest from the Green Bay Packers and being linked to both the New York Giants and Philadelphia Eagles, wide receiver Demarcus Robinson decided to re-sign for another year with the Chiefs.
The Chiefs decided to ante up for another year of Anthony Sherman at fullback, making it his eighth season with the team.
No rumors of any kind have surfaced as of yet.
No rumors of any kind have surfaced as of yet.
While no rumors of new teams have been brought up for Williams (that we’ve seen), it has been made clear that the Chiefs aren’t going to offer him a way to return.
Just like Pennel, the Chiefs are interested in a reunion with Wisniewski, but in the end, the veteran chose to play for his hometown in Pittsburgh by signing a two-year deal with the Steelers. The New York Jets were also rumored to be interested.
Next. Tracking former Chiefs in free agency. dark