The Kansas City Chiefs had a busy Friday afternoon, agreeing to terms with two free agents.
First, they added former Giants CB Antonio Hamilton, now they’ve added another player who was with New York last season. According to Yahoo Sports’ Terez Paylor, the Chiefs have agreed to terms with veteran offensive lineman Mike Remmers on a one-year contract. ESPN’s Adam Teicher later confirmed the report.
Remmers entered the league as an undrafted free agent out of Oregon State. He has played for seven teams during his NFL career but found stability playing with the Carolina Panthers, Minnesota Vikings and most recently the New York Giants. Paylor noted that Remmers has ideal versatility at the position with the ability to play tackle and guard positions.
The Chiefs have agreed to terms on a 1 year deal with Mike Remmers, a source tells me.
Remmers over for Wisniewski. He’ll be a veteran OT/OG flex who has played lots of NFL snaps.
— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) March 20, 2020
This signing provides some competitive depth for the Chiefs, but more importantly, a veteran replacement for Cameron Erving at the swing tackle position. Kansas City has plenty of unknowns at the tackle spot behind starters Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz. Erving was forced into action when Fisher suffered an injury early in 2019 and the results weren’t stellar.
According to our friends at PFF, Remmers has over 5,000 snaps along the offensive line during his career. He played most of them at the right tackle spot (3,466) with the right guard spot (1,123) following closely behind. Notably, Remmers played at right tackle with the Panthers during the 2015 season, when Carolina reached Super Bowl 50 and Cam Newton became league MVP.
Over the course of his career, Remmers has found more success in pass protection than he has as a run blocker. That’s good news for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid’s high-powered passing attack.
I’ll be interested to see how Remmers adjusts to life as a reserve player. He has been a starter for the past five seasons with 78 starts under his belt. Now he will have a chance to fulfill a different role in Kansas City.
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