The Kansas City Chiefs have three players with club options for the 2020 season. They’ll have to decide whether they want to bring each of those players back and it appears we already have one decision.
According to Yahoo Sports’ Terez Paylor, the Chiefs are not expected to pick up the 2020 option for versatile offensive lineman Cameron Erving. He started eight games for Kansas City this season with an injury to LT Eric Fisher.
The 27-year-old Erving joined the Chiefs via trade in 2017, just before the start of the NFL season. He’s since appeared in 40 games with Kansas City as one of their most valuable reserve players along the offensive line.
The Chiefs are not expected to exercise their 2020 option on T/G Cam Erving, a source tells me.
Erving, 27, appeared in 13 games and started eight for the Super Bowl champs this season. He’s also started 25 games for K.C. the last three years.
— Terez A. Paylor (@TerezPaylor) February 29, 2020
The Chiefs currently have several players at the position who are under contract for the 2020 season who could possibly serve as replacements. Those players include Martinas Rankin, Jackson Barton and Greg Senat. Rankin was acquired at the start of the season in a trade sending Carlos Hyde to the Texans. Barton was signed off the Colts practice squad following an injury to Rankin. Senat was claimed off waivers early in the season, but was sent to injured reserve ahead of Week 8.
The decision to let Erving go will free up $3.2 million in cap space for the 2020 season. They’ll still have to find ways to create more salary cap space this offseason. The front office will need to decide on club options for both RB Damien Williams and LB Damien Wilson before the new league year begins in March.