Free Agency
The Chiefs made some noise prior to free agency by locking up several key members of last year's defense. All-Pro linebacker Juston Houston was inked to a seven-year deal while future Hall of Famer Derrick Johnson was signed to a new thee-year deal. Kansas City then re-upped defensive end Mike Devito keeping most of the front seven in tact for another season.
However, a key decision was made not to re-sign linebacker Tamba Hali. Hali had a disappointing season last year with only two sacks and, with all the money tied up in Houston and Johnson and offensive stars Alex Smith and Jeremy Maclin, the team decided they had to move on. Third-year linebacker Dee Ford will slide into Hali's spot on the weak side with Hali now playing for the Vikings.
Also on defense, the Chiefs chose not to bring back any of their safeties from last season. Tyvon Branch and Ron Parker wound up backing up Charles Woodson last season and were no re-signed along with starting FS Husain Abdullah. While all three players contributed to one of the AFC's best defenses last year, the Chiefs decided that they needed to try and get better in the offseason either through free agency or the draft,
Signings
The first splash Kansas City made in free agency was signing left tackle Andrew Whitworth, possibly the best offensive lineman available. Whitworth will replace Donald Stephenson who was solid but unspectacular protecting Smith's blind side last year. The Chiefs then moved to fill their holes at safety by signing Louis Delmas from Miami and Dawan Landry who did not play all of last year. Landry is a hard hitting safety who can fill vs the run and is decent in coverage when called on to do so. Delmas is a great coverage free safety who can make plays on the ball and can potentially give the Chiefs the playmaker in the secondary that they lacked last season.
Kansas City did not stop there, however. The Chiefs continued to work on their offensive line and brought in center Stefen Wisniewski and guard Evan Mathis. Those signings significantly improve the Chiefs offensive line as they shift back to a more traditional, run first offense. Kansas City also added backup tackle Anthony Collins and tight end Zach Miller to provide depth and flexibility on offense.
Free Agent Signings
LT Andrew Whitowrth
RG Evan Mathis
FS Louis Delmas
SS Dawan Landry
C Stefen Wisniewski
LT Anthony Collins
TE Zach Miller
MLB Vincent Rey
DT Terrence Cody
DT Jerrell Powe
OG Dakota Dozier
OT Sam Baker
OLB Kevin Reddick
OLB Jackson Jeffcoat
The Chiefs made some noise prior to free agency by locking up several key members of last year's defense. All-Pro linebacker Juston Houston was inked to a seven-year deal while future Hall of Famer Derrick Johnson was signed to a new thee-year deal. Kansas City then re-upped defensive end Mike Devito keeping most of the front seven in tact for another season.
However, a key decision was made not to re-sign linebacker Tamba Hali. Hali had a disappointing season last year with only two sacks and, with all the money tied up in Houston and Johnson and offensive stars Alex Smith and Jeremy Maclin, the team decided they had to move on. Third-year linebacker Dee Ford will slide into Hali's spot on the weak side with Hali now playing for the Vikings.
Also on defense, the Chiefs chose not to bring back any of their safeties from last season. Tyvon Branch and Ron Parker wound up backing up Charles Woodson last season and were no re-signed along with starting FS Husain Abdullah. While all three players contributed to one of the AFC's best defenses last year, the Chiefs decided that they needed to try and get better in the offseason either through free agency or the draft,
Signings
The first splash Kansas City made in free agency was signing left tackle Andrew Whitworth, possibly the best offensive lineman available. Whitworth will replace Donald Stephenson who was solid but unspectacular protecting Smith's blind side last year. The Chiefs then moved to fill their holes at safety by signing Louis Delmas from Miami and Dawan Landry who did not play all of last year. Landry is a hard hitting safety who can fill vs the run and is decent in coverage when called on to do so. Delmas is a great coverage free safety who can make plays on the ball and can potentially give the Chiefs the playmaker in the secondary that they lacked last season.
Kansas City did not stop there, however. The Chiefs continued to work on their offensive line and brought in center Stefen Wisniewski and guard Evan Mathis. Those signings significantly improve the Chiefs offensive line as they shift back to a more traditional, run first offense. Kansas City also added backup tackle Anthony Collins and tight end Zach Miller to provide depth and flexibility on offense.
Free Agent Signings
LT Andrew Whitowrth
RG Evan Mathis
FS Louis Delmas
SS Dawan Landry
C Stefen Wisniewski
LT Anthony Collins
TE Zach Miller
MLB Vincent Rey
DT Terrence Cody
DT Jerrell Powe
OG Dakota Dozier
OT Sam Baker
OLB Kevin Reddick
OLB Jackson Jeffcoat
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