With NFL free agency less than a month away, it’s time to start thinking about whom the Chiefs could target to improve their team.
There are a lot of factors to consider during free agency, including the team’s salary cap situation, positions of need, and scheme fit. We will be previewing free agents at each position who could possibly be a fit for Kansas City, starting today with the safeties.
The Chiefs currently have just three safeties under contract — Juan Thornhill, Devon Key and Zayne Anderson. Neither Key nor Anderson have ever played a regular-season NFL snap on defense and will likely face an uphill battle to make the final 53-man roster, leaving Thornhill as the only option that the team can count on to contribute in 2022.
Let’s take a look at some possible fits at safety for Kansas City: