Chiefs offseason thread
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We should have drafted a kicker in round 7. It would have given us a dirt cheap upgrade over Butker. I suppose our front office is using the sunken cost fallacy to justify not replacing him.
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Cruz goes pick 179 and Henderson gets drafted 199th overall by the Seahawks. Believe those were the only two hawks drafted several have signed UFA deals including JD to the Bucs.
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Signed WR Jeff Caldwell from Cincinnati as UFA. He was the 145th ranked player overall on ESPN. Big guy, 6'5" and 216 lbs. Writeup predraft:
Caldwell tested off the charts at the combine, including a 4.31-second 40-yard dash. He spent just one season at the FBS level after transferring from Lindenwood, so he's still inexperienced against good competition. Caldwell presents a large target for the quarterback and flashes the ability to make difficult catches, but he was credited with three drops this past season. He has good feet and surprising quickness for a player with his length. Caldwell's combination of size and speed creates matchup problems for defensive backs that can lead to big plays or penalties. He is still a raw route runner who will need to continue developing his technique and expanding his route tree. -- Scouts Inc.
Edit: Seems like a possible project for TE if he adds 20-25 lbs of muscle?
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The chiefs having used their first 4 and most important picks of the draft on defense is somewhat worrisome to me. They are basically putting all the chips on offense to EBs return and Walker getting the run game above average. I still don’t like our receiver ing corps much at all. You don’t have a true number 1 or a guy defenses have to game plan around. Caldwell looks like a great pick up on paper but after hearing about how great Royals was last season during camp to never see the field I won’t trust anything til I see someone showing up on game days.
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@kjayhawks2.0 JD was one of several undrafted players to sign 3 year contracts that actually provide more guaranteed money than many drafted players (6th/7th rds) will get. $272,500 for 3. Not much compared to getting a nice draft slot, but NIL doesn't last forever. If they make a team and stay active, players get at least the league min of a lot more (> $800,000 per year, I believe).
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Here is a list of players either signed by the Chiefs as UFAs or invited to their rookie camp:
https://chiefswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/chiefs/2026/04/25/kansas-city-chiefs-udfa-tracker-2026-nfl-draft/89800372007/ -
Peter Woods is just another defensive tackle
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Wait...I just found something
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I suppose I must retract my previous statement.
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It will be good to hear about draft of other teams from their fans
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Looks like the dumb ass of the year award goes to ... Rashee Rice.
Already on probation from the 400 mph car racing wreck, now he's broken the terms of his probation by smoking a little weed, and is headed to the pokey for 30 days.
And it seems like he had knee surgery. Not a promising start to the season!
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@rockchalkjayhawk Chiefs can save $1.6 mil on the cap, with a dead money hit of only $430,000, if they cut him. I'm all for it. Idiots gonna idiot, as they say.
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@mayjay if he wasn't on probation could he legally smoke weed? IDK.
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@crimsonblu22 said in Chiefs offseason thread:
@mayjay if he wasn't on probation could he legally smoke weed? IDK.
Yea, weed, but it was part of his probation rules and regs I guess. No weed. I'm sure he was aware.
I mean he's an athlete, so not expecting scholarly behavior, but it pays to be smarter than the joint you're about to smoke.
Tough call on cutting him. He's the best receiver KC has.
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@mayjay said in Chiefs offseason thread:
@rockchalkjayhawk Chiefs can save $1.6 mil on the cap, with a dead money hit of only $430,000, if they cut him. I'm all for it. Idiots gonna idiot, as they say.
This is where I am at. It's not the weed, the weed is whatever. It's that he simply can't stay out of trouble.
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@rockchalkjayhawk said in Chiefs offseason thread:
"He's the best part-time stupid receiver KC sometimes has."
Just a little edit for completeness!
