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2026 NFL Free Agents Who Signed With the Wrong Team | Bleacher Report
DT Khyiris Tonga, Kansas City Chiefs
The Kansas City Chiefs need pass-rushers. Last season, they tied for 26th in sacks and were in the middle of the pack with a 23.6 percent pressure rate.
This offseason, the Chiefs cut Michael Danna and allowed Charles Omenihu to walk in free agency, two rotational defensive linemen who played 957 snaps combined in the previous campaign.
Kansas City signed defensive tackle Khyiris Tonga to a three-year, $21 million contract. In 67 games, he’s yet to record a full sack. The 6’2″, 335-pounder is a run-stopper who’s played fewer than 41 percent of the defensive snaps in all five of his seasons.
The Chiefs massively overpaid for a run-stuffer when they needed a pass-rusher. Unless there’s a big move for a disruptive defender coming down the pipeline, you can pencil in the best defensive lineman for Kansas City’s ninth overall pick in the draft.
How Kenneth Walker III will help Chiefs offense — from a coach’s perspective | The Athletic
1. What stood out most from watching Walker’s Super Bowl clips?
Taveau: Really, his ability to get to the second level when the picture isn’t perfect. There were multiple clips where New England played the run really well from a gap-integrity and block-destruction standpoint, and Walker was still able to turn carries into efficient and sometimes explosive plays.
2. What would you say is Walker’s greatest strength (and is there a play that shows it best)?
Taveau: It’s hard to say one specific trait, because I think they all work together to make him the player he is. I would say his burst, vision and ability to make the first defender miss are his greatest strengths.
Latest intel shows Kansas City Chiefs want answers on key question about one of 2026 NFL Draft’s top tight end prospects | A to Z Sports
The latest intel suggests that Brett Veach and company are looking for answers on a key question about one of the best tight ends in the class. Oregon’s Kenyon Sadiq is the clear-cut No. 1 tight end in the class, but behind him in the No. 2 spot, it’s anyone’s game. One challenger will soon visit Kansas City. As first reported by Arye Pulli, the Chiefs are among the teams with an upcoming pre-draft top-30 visit scheduled with Georgia TE Oscar Delp.
Delp is an intriguing case because of what the 6-foot-5 and 245-pound prospect went through at the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine. ABC Atlanta’s Zach Klein reported that Delp was scratched from workouts after routine medical checks found a fracture in his foot that he’d been playing with for the entire 2025 college football season.
“NFL league source tells me Georgia Bulldog’s TE Oscar Delp can’t go through combine drills here in Indy due to liability issues,” Klein wrote. “Apparently, Delp played ENTIRE season with a hairline fracture in his foot and it was accidentally found on a routine x-ray. I’m told Delp wants to compete, but won’t be allowed. Oscar will run and be a be full go at UGA’s pro day on March 18th.”
These 6 cheap free agents could stabilize the Chiefs offense | Arrowhead Addict
Veteran FA wide receivers that fit the Chiefs
If the Chiefs really wanted to make a splash, they could sign Jauan Jennings, who hasn’t seen the free-agent market he was hoping for, but he would still likely be more expensive than what they would like to spend at this point. Tyreek Hill would be another big name, but because of his age and the injury he is recovering from, the Chiefs should play hardball with Hill if he wants to come back to KC. These three options would all be cheaper solutions that would provide Patrick Mahomes with a reliable veteran target.
Keenan Allen
The Chiefs have had a front-row seat to Keenan Allen’s reliable hands and route running for years, as he’s had a highly successful career with the Los Angeles Chargers. Allen will be 34 when the season kicks off, but he still played 17 games for the Chargers last season and caught 81 passes. He also lined up for over 400 snaps on the outside, where the Chiefs could use another proven contributor. He would be a huge upgrade over JuJu Smith-Schuster as a reliable route runner and pass catcher. His cap hit last season was just a little over $5 million, so he could come even cheaper this season.
5 Kansas City Chiefs NFL Draft targets who aren’t worth the risk | FanSided
S Caleb Downs, Ohio State
It’s fair to think that Caleb Downs would be a solid player for the Chiefs, especially the vacancy they created in their safety room after letting Bryan Cook walk this free agency. That said, I don’t know if Downs is the best option for the Chiefs or the best fit. He’s a safety who can play both downfield and in the box. In Steve Spagnuolo’s system, he’d need to play more downfield and that’s just not utilizing the best parts of his game.
If the Chiefs wanted to draft a safety, Emmanuel McNeil-Warren out of Toledo would probably be their best shot. They could either draft him with the No. 29 pick or trade back off the No. 9 pick to take him. This is contingent on the Cameron Jordan rumors as well. Maybe they take Jordan for immediate help with the pass rush, freeing them up to take a defensive gamble on a secondary player. This isn’t a deep safety class outside the first round so if they wanted to take a safety, then that would be the play. I think Downs is going to be a good NFL player, but he’s similar to how the Seattle Seahawks are using Nick Emmanwori and that’s not Spagnuolo’s style.
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Seahawks signing WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba to four-year, $168.6 million contract extension | NFL.com
Reigning Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba is now the highest-paid wide receiver in NFL history.
The Seattle Seahawks and JSN have agreed to a four-year, $168.6 million contract extension, with $120 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday, per the wideout’s agent.
The $42.15 million per-year average in new money leapfrogs Ja’Marr Chase ($40.25 million) for the most ever for a pass catcher.
Smith-Njigba is coming off a smashing season in which he led the NFL with 1,793 receiving yards, averaging a career-high 15.1 yards per catch on 119 grabs with 10 touchdowns. He also led the NFL with 14.5 scrimmage yards per touch.
Patriots release Joshua Dobbs, bumping Tommy DeVito to QB2 | ESPN
The New England Patriots released quarterback Joshua Dobbs on Monday.
Dobbs, 31, served as the No. 2 quarterback behind Drake Maye in the 2025 season. He was scheduled to earn a base salary of $3.2 million in 2026 and carried a $4.75 million salary cap charge. The deal included per-game roster bonuses of $25,000 (up to $425,000) and a $75,000 workout bonus.
The Patriots’ decision comes after the club signed No. 3 quarterback Tommy DeVito to a two-year deal with a base value of $4.4 million after not tendering him as a restricted free agent. DeVito’s deal includes incentives that could increase its value to $7.4 million.
The team now projects to bump DeVito, on a cheaper contract, to the No. 2 role. A No. 3 quarterback is expected to be added later in the offseason.
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Chiefs and Travis Kelce put pen to paper on ‘three-year’ contract
According to Spotrac, Kelce’s three-year contract includes $12 million guaranteed up front, representing the total amount of actual money in the deal.
There is no guaranteed cash earnings due to Kelce after 2026, but Arrowhead Pride cap guru Jared Sapp points out that Kelce would have to be scheduled for minimum salaries of $1.345 million in 2027 and $1.39 million in 2028; those are the minimum-salary marks for players credited with ten or more seasons.
That brings the money over three seasons to $14.735 million, then there’s the biggest factor in a total value of $40 million more: the “Poison Pill.”
According to Spotrac, the pill comes in the form of $40 million guaranteed to Kelce for 2028, which is scheduled to trigger on June 8th, 2027. As Spotrac notes, this allows the Chiefs to use the post-June 1 designation next offseason to void the dead cap taken on when guaranteeing that lump sum, and say farewell to Kelce — or renegotiate an actual contract to have him back after next season.
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