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Getty Images Monday morning brought word that the Jets and Patriots were trying to land a deal with guard Joe Thuney, but he’ll be moving on from the AFC East. Thuney’s agent Mike McCartney announced that his client has agreed to a five-year deal with the Chiefs. Multiple reports peg the value...

Getty Images The Chiefs made a big splash on Monday, signing Joe Thuney to a five-year, $80 million deal. Here’s the full breakdown of the deal, which as a practical matter is a three-year, $48 million deal with a team option for the final two seasons at $16 million per. Signing bonus: $17...

Getty Images The fifth overall pick in the 2011 draft, cornerback Patrick Peterson is preparing for his first shot at free agency. While his destination is unclear, one fact is — Peterson will remain a cornerback. Some corners shift to safety later in their careers, and Peterson has said he’d...

Getty Images As Kyle Long prepares to embark on his comeback, he’ll first visit the team for which his father, Howie, became a Hall of Famer. Kyle Long will visit the Raiders, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN.com. And possibly to help put the squeeze on the Raiders to get something done...

Getty Images The Chiefs are not tendering tight end Deon Yelder as a restricted free agent, Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports. Yelder, 26, played six snaps in Super Bowl LV after being activated back to the active roster from injured reserve. He went on injured reserve Jan. 16 with a groin...

Getty Images In 2019, he sat out the full season in Washington. In 2020, he instantly became the starting left tackle in San Francisco. Now, Trent Williams is heading to free agency for the first time. Regarded as one of the top available offensive linemen in free agency, the 49ers want to...

Getty Images Tom Brady signed an extension with the Buccaneers on Friday that opens up $19 million in cap room for the 2021 season and the other quarterback from Super Bowl LV will be tweaking his contract to give the Chiefs more space. Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that the Chiefs will...

Getty Images The Chiefs released their two starting offensive tackles on Thursday and their starting center is expected to depart in free agency. But the club has apparently begun the process of re-vamping their offensive line. Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Media, Kansas City has recently engaged...

Getty Images The Chiefs played Super Bowl LV without starting tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz. Now they’ll be proceeding without both players this offseason. Kansas City has released both Fisher and Schwartz, the team announced Thursday morning. Fisher, the No. 1 overall pick of the...

Getty Images The Chiefs cleared over $18 million in cap space on Thursday by releasing offensive tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz. Both players will be returning from injury in 2021 — Schwartz from back surgery after an injury kept him out for more than half the season, and Fisher...

Getty Images Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy sacrificed a lot to be part of the Chiefs during the 2020 season. Bieniemy moved into a hotel at the start of training camp and stayed there through the Super Bowl, a full six months, because his son, Eric Bieniemy III, has cerebral...

Getty Images The Chiefs have a lot of work to do on their offensive line. Kansas City cut both starting offensive tackles, Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz, today, and starting center Austin Reiter is expected to leave Kansas City in free agency, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. The...

Getty Images LeSean McCoy likely has played his final down in the NFL. He has been on the Super Bowl winning team the past two seasons while playing only three snaps in seven postseason games, including being inactive for both Super Bowls. Although the running back has left open the...

Getty Images The NFL announced its 2021 compensatory draft picks, which now include special compensatory picks rewarding teams for developing minority coaches and executives. The selections this year are from the third to sixth rounds. With the CBA limiting the number of compensatory...

USA TODAY Sports The contract given by the Cowboys to quarterback Dak Prescott was driven not by the market but by his franchise-tag leverage. His contract, however, could now drive the market. Other quarterbacks and their agents surely are paying attention. Other quarterbacks and their agents...

Getty Images Dak Prescott had a large bird in his hand. He’s got an even bigger one now. With a reported four-year, $160 million contract from the Cowboys, Prescott will make $40 million per year. There are two ways to evaluate NFL contracts. One way, which applies when a player signs a new...

Getty Images Dak Prescott‘s contract easily can be called the best contract ever signed (once it’s officially signed) by any player in league history. The relatively straightforward details of the contract are set forth below (per a source with knowledge of the contract), followed by some...

Getty Images This year’s unprecedented quarterback carousel could become the new normal. For evidence of the regular upheaval to come, look no farther than the abnormal reality that not many teams have a starting quarterback who almost certainly will still be with the team in four years...

Getty Images The Chiefs will continue to play at Arrowhead Stadium, but starting this year their field will have a new name. The team announced today that it has sold the naming rights to its field to GEHA, and the team will now refer to its home as GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium. GEHA is...

Getty Images Fullback Anthony Sherman said last month that he was heading into free agency with the mindset that he’d take less money to remain with the Chiefs, but it appears he’s decided on a different path. Sherman posted a video to his Twitter account captioned “Thank you Chiefs Kingdom”...