The Kansas City Chiefs have made another move to retain one of their own.
As first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs have tendered a contract offer to restricted free agent WR Byron Pringle. An undrafted free agent out of Kansas State in 2018, Pringle has developed into an important part of the team.
This past season in Kansas City he was utilized as a kick return specialist and saw an increased role on offense late in the year during the playoffs, earning starts in each of the three games played by the Chiefs. The hope for Pringle is that he’ll be able to continue on as a starter next season, easing the expected losses of players like Demarcus Robinson and Sammy Watkins.
Thus far in his career, Pringle has caught 25 passes on 33 targets for 330 and two touchdowns.
Chiefs tendered RFA WR Byron Pringle, per the Katz Bros.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2021
Pringle was given an original round tender according to Kansas City Star beat writer Herbie Teope. He’ll earn a $2.133 million non-guaranteed salary for the 2021 NFL season at that tender amount. Teams will still be able to sign Pringle to an offer sheet and Kansas City would only have the right to match the offer at the original round tender.
Given how slow the free-agent market has been for receivers, this is probably a safe move for the Chiefs with little-to-no risk of losing him to another club.
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