The Kansas City Chiefs have checked off the two most important pieces of business from the offseason checklist. First, they locked up franchise quarterback Patrick Mahomes on a long-term deal. Next, they extended franchise-tagged defensive tackle, Chris Jones. What’s next on the agenda in Kansas City, though?
In the NFL there’s always work and planning to be done for the future. Even with the two big contracts out of the way, the Chiefs still have some important contracts to prepare for. Some of those contracts are coming soon, others are on the horizon, and there are also some in the distant future they’ll need to address. Here’s a look at which players could be next to sign a new deal with the Kansas City:
Coming soon:
2020 rookie draft class
As early as this weekend, the Chiefs could begin to sign members from their 2020 rookie draft class. They’ve yet to sign any of the six players from the draft class. This is in part due to the big contracts they just handed out, but it’s mainly because none of the players have been in the building due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Rookies are scheduled to report to training camp this weekend for the Chiefs, but as we recently learned, teams haven’t been cleared to give players the go-ahead to return. It looks like a delay is inevitable and that could potentially hold things up when it comes to getting the rookies under contract. Nonetheless, with the season and preseason rapidly approaching, these players should be under contract sooner than later.