The Chiefs are holding Nick Bolton off the market.
Kansas Metropolis is reportedly re-signing the 24-year-old linebacker to a three-year, $45M contract, together with $30 million assured.
Re-signing Bolton appeared close to not possible after the Chiefs determined to place the franchise tag on proper guard Trey Smith, which marks a $23.4M cap hit if an extension doesn’t materialize.
Nonetheless, on Wednesday, Kansas Metropolis reportedly agreed to trade All-Professional guard Joe Thuney to the Chicago Bears, which might release $16M in cap area. That might have been a telling signal of the Chiefs’ intentions to convey Bolton again to Kansas Metropolis.
The 2021 second-round choose has 289 solo tackles, 5 sacks, 169 assisted tackles, 15 passes defended, 4 interceptions and two compelled fumbles in 57 profession video games.
It’s clearly a fantastic deal for Kansas Metropolis, who, within the course of, keeps the star linebacker from division rivals.
A number of questions surrounded the Chiefs’ offseason plans as Smith, Bolton and security Justin Reid have been all slated to hit the free agent market.
GM Brett Veach and the entrance workplace made the proper determination in locking up Smith, who’s reportedly presently engaged on a contract extension with the Chiefs, and Bolton.
The Chiefs solely have six draft picks within the upcoming draft, and with the sum of money allotted to Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones, Creed Humphrey, Travis Kelce, Smith and Bolton, the significance of this draft course of is magnified.
This group is getting older and costlier. Locking up cornerstone gamers is all the time a great begin, however hitting on picks persistently is a should for the Chiefs in the event that they need to proceed to compete for Lombardi Trophies.
Nonetheless, Kansas Metropolis’s entrance workplace has completed an amazing job this offseason of retaining key gamers whereas not mortgaging the longer term.
