Former Tennessee Titans tackle Taylor Lewan has made no secret of his desire to play for the Chiefs.
For the vast majority of NFL free agency, the process involves plenty of mystery and the use of smokescreens to disguise where players really want to go or what teams really want to do. After all, no one would have any leverage in negotiations if they knew where everyone stood, and when money is at stake, leverage is everything.
Taylor Lewan couldn’t care less about any of that.
Lewan, the former offensive tackle for the Tennessee Titans, has thrown any and all nuance out the window this offseason. Instead, his approach is to make a direct appeal to the next team he wants to play for: the Kansas City Chiefs.
Lewan was released earlier this offseason by the Titans in a financial move intended to turn the corner and get younger. Other rumors say they could also trade running back Derrick Henry. As for Lewan, it was reported that he might retire, but he doesn’t sound quite ready to hang them up just yet.
Instead here’s what Lewan is putting out on social media.
. @Chiefs 👀
— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) March 8, 2023
We’re assuming this is Lewan’s attempt to get the Chiefs to take a good look at him at a key moment when the team has refused to use the franchise tag on Orlando Brown Jr. this offseason. While the Chiefs and Brown could work out an extension at some point, it’s likely that Brown will hit unrestricted free agency and that means anything goes for both sides.
While Lewan wouldn’t be a big swing at left tackle, a move general manager Brett Veach is used to making, he certainly has been a talented performer in years past with three Pro Bowl seasons on his resume. The downside here is that those accolades came several seasons ago and the soon-to-be 32-year-old has only played in 20 games in the last three years combined.
The Chiefs tried a move like this with the signing of Kyle Long and that didn’t turn into anything, but perhaps Veach would be willing to do so again on a low-level deal. Lewan isn’t likely to get much in the way of guaranteed money so he likely knows a direct appeal could be more effective than pretending to want some sort of leverage.