The next five moves the KC Chiefs should make this offseason

Extend Tyreek Hill

This move is already in the works. The talks have begun. The expectations are there. Both sides want to get it done, and for the sake of their finances, the Chiefs actually need to get something finished soon.

So then do it already.

It’s been a bit disconcerting this offseason to see the Chiefs clearly want to offer a long-term contract extension to Tyreek Hill yet not be able to finalize anything. It’s been telegraphed for months that Hill was going to head into a contract year in 2022, making him a ripe candidate for a fast extension. Even more, a new league year is always going to set new market highs at pretty much every position.

There’s a reason why teams often try to get new contracts shortly after their season is finished with veterans such as Hill. It keeps the team from paying that much more than if they’d waited for the market to establish new norms, and it also typically provides some financial breathing room in the present, depending on the way it is structured. The Chiefs needed both.

Instead of getting something done in February when clearly there was time because an AFC Championship meltdown kept them from being all that busy, the Chiefs simply stated their intentions without making anything official. Hill’s agents have been smart to avoid signing anything before watching the likes of Davante Adams and Christian Kirk land expensive new deals, but the Chiefs should have known this was coming and put some sort of muscle into it to get things done earlier.

At this point, the Chiefs just need to lock up Hill, free up some financial space for the 2022 season, and move on to other things.