Bye bye Trey

[StickierBuns]

Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
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4m
The #Chiefs are planning to franchise tag star guard Trey Smith, sources say. An intriguing move, as KC keeps one of its best players for $23.4M on a 1-year, fully guaranteed deal.

[MaroonBells]

Ian Rapoport
@RapSheet
·
4m
The #Chiefs are planning to franchise tag star guard Trey Smith, sources say. An intriguing move, as KC keeps one of its best players for $23.4M on a 1-year, fully guaranteed deal.

Surprising considering how much they're paying Humphrey and Thuney. Most thought he was definitely leaving.

[JustInTime]

Absolutely did not see this coming. Their top 6 players take up an inordinate percentage of the cap. Unless this sets up a tag and trade. 

Shocking

[StickierBuns]

As I mentioned a bit ago, I don't think this FA period is going to be that robust.

[JustInTime]

On the plus side, I kept insisting he was going to get OT money. I just didn’t think it was going to be via the franchise tag.

[MaroonBells]

Absolutely did not see this coming. Their top 6 players take up an inordinate percentage of the cap. Unless this sets up a tag and trade. 

Shocking

Tag and trade is possible I guess. The tag probably means they don't have Smith in their long term plans, but maybe want him for one more shot at a Lombardi. But man, 100% of that $23M hits their cap this year. Maybe Mahomes is restructuring.

[supafreak84]

Much less intriguing for us now in a tag and trade since we don't have the draft capital to pull it off. Maybe we do look at someone like Tevon Jenkins a little more closely now

[supafreak84]

Just read on top of making Smith the highest paid guard in league history, Creed Humphrey is the highest paid center in the league, Thuney is making 16 million a year, and Jaawan Taylor is the third highest paid RT making 20 million annually. Again I ask...how are they doing all this?

[purplefaithful]

Just read on top of making Smith the highest paid guard in league history, Creed Humphrey is the highest paid center in the league, Thuney is making 16 million a year, and Jaawan Taylor is the third highest paid RT making 20 million annually. Again I ask...how are they doing all this?

On top of that, their OT's cost them that SB more than their IOL

[JustInTime]

Just read on top of making Smith the highest paid guard in league history, Creed Humphrey is the highest paid center in the league, Thuney is making 16 million a year, and Jaawan Taylor is the third highest paid RT making 20 million annually. Again I ask...how are they doing all this?

6th highest salary is Kelce at nearly $20 million. They’ve drafted extremely well including two guys I was pounding the table for in McDuffie and Chenal. Mahomes clocks in at $66 million, so I’m guessing a restructure is coming. 

Draft well and manipulate the cap. Easy.