The 2020 NFL free agency period is set to look a lot different for the Kansas City Chiefs this season. They’re Super Bowl champions for the first time in 50 years and with that success will come some changes to how the team approaches free agency. Below you’ll find some thoughts on what those changes might look like for Kansas City.

How do we sustain success?

Every offseason since 1970, the Chiefs decision-makers have come away asking themselves, “How do we get better?”

Why did they ask the question? Because they didn’t win the Super Bowl for 50 long painstaking years. This season, they finally get to ask themselves, “How do we sustain this success?”

Luckily, Brett Veach and Andy Reid already have some idea of what sustained success looks like. 2019 was their fourth consecutive season building an AFC West winner out of the Chiefs and their second consecutive season playing in the AFC title game. A lot of that success comes from the consistency with the coaching staff, a consistent flow of incoming talent on the offensive and defensive side of the ball, and it doesn’t hurt having the best player in football in QB Patrick Mahomes.

For 2020, there’s going to be a challenge with the talent part. The Chiefs have several key free agents, specifically on the defensive side of the ball. It’s looking, once again, like they’ll have to manufacture a bit of a defensive rebuild in Kansas City. They’ll also likely look to keep the offense loaded up with weapons, specifically at the WR position because the team loves running 11 personnel.