The Kansas City Chiefs still have a handful of free agents available on the open market.
One of the most prominent players is CB Bashaud Breeland, who locked down the right side of the defensive secondary for the 2019 season. The Chiefs have expressed interest in retaining as many of their free agents as possible and Breeland is no exception. The team has remained in contact and are open to his return at the right price.
Breeland, of course, was hoping to have a strong free-agent market after playing extremely well for the Super Bowl champions. So far, there hasn’t been as much interest and traction as expected.
On Wednesday, we learned that one potential landing spot for Breeland is out of the running, at least for the time being. According to ESPN staff writer John Keim, there won’t be any reunions between Breeland and the Washington Redskins right now. Keim claims that later in the free agency process they could be interested, but that would almost certainly be on a short-term deal.
Washington made sense as a landing spot for Breeland for a variety of reasons. He was originally drafted by the Skins in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft. Additionally, Washington recently traded CB Quinton Dunbar to the Seattle Seahawks. They have a clear need at the cornerback position, even after signing Kendall Fuller, who also was drafted by the Skins and played for the Chiefs in 2019.
Breeland is rightfully seeking to earn a long-term contract. He was set to sign a long-term deal with the Carolina Panthers in 2018 but they failed his physical and he’s been bouncing around the league on one-year deals ever since. As long-term opportunities and finances thin around the league, there could be a chance to re-sign Breeland to a multi-year deal that keeps him in Kansas City.
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