****Official Chiefs Free Agents thread****

[BigRedChief]

Our Free Agents:

S Eric Berry
LB Derrick Johnson
CB Sean Smith
DT Jaye Howard
LB Tamba Hali
QB Chase Daniel
S Tyvon Branch
DE Mike DeVito
G Jeff Allen
S Husain Abdullah
WR Jason Avant
LB Frank Zombo
OT Donald Stephenson
CB Jamell Fleming
LB Dezman Moses

We supposedly have $31 million in cap space.

Chiefs Free Agent tracker
http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agen...s-city-chiefs/

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Done deals:

Kelce signs 5 year extension, $46 million with $20.6 guarantee money.

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Rumors:

Howard contract discussions are fluid:
http://nfltraderumors.co/141573-2/

Berry having various discussion with the Chiefs:
http://network.yardbarker.com/nfl/ar...13067_20228983

[scho63]

Sadly, the roster next year is going to look very different as we have too many FA's and too little money.

On a side note, the Faiders have the ability to sign a TON of good free agents as they are at a measly $93 million in salaries against around $153 million cap, giving them a staggering $60 million in cap room. Somehow, they will probably screw it up! LOL

[DJ's left nut]

Originally Posted by scho63

Sadly, the roster next year is going to look very different as we have too many FA's and too little money.

On a side note, the Faiders have the ability to sign a TON of good free agents as they are at a measly $93 million in salaries against around $153 million cap, giving them a staggering $60 million in cap room. Somehow, they will probably screw it up! LOL

I just can't see DJ or Berry spurning us to take Oakland's money.

That said, Sean Smith very easily could. And frankly, I couldn't blame him for it. He doesn't have the ties to this area that those two do and this is his chance to get a HUGE payday.

That's why I see this playing out with DJ/Berry signing and Smith getting the tag.

[Red Dawg]

To me you keep Berry, DJ and Smith. They are the most important if you ask me. DJ and Berry are leaders and play tough. Smith is not just replaceable because of his size and ability to line up with big targets. I want Howard but he is looking for a massive contract.

[The Franchise]

Cut the following:

Ben Grubbs - June 1st cut
Paul Fanaika
Marcus Cooper
Knile Davis

Those 4 cuts nets us a cap gain of $6.25 million.

Keep the following:

S Eric Berry
LB Derrick Johnson
LB Tamba Hali
S Tyvon Branch
DE Mike DeVito
G Jeff Allen
LB Dezman Moses

DeVito and Hali would get minimal deals to stay with the team. If they want big money....then they're gone. DJ gets a 2 year deal. Allen gets an incentive laden deal. If he stays healthy....he can earn the full contract. I'm keeping Branch over Abdullah because he's younger.

Since we're not paying Howard or Smith....then go sign the following guys:

Andre Smith, RT, Bengals
Trumaine Johnson, CB, Rams

[mcaj22]

I firmly believe DJ and Hali are Chiefs for life.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by mcaj22

I firmly believe DJ and Hali are Chiefs for life.

DJ, Hali and Berry have already said they are Chiefs for life yesterday.

Hali wants to see how his knee responds to time off after surgery and Dorsey needs to make a decision on Hali by the first week in March when his 3m in dead money kicks in.

DJ and Berry aren't going anywhere until retirement.

Even though Hali doesn't want to say it, I think he's contemplating retirement.

[The Franchise]

Originally Posted by BossChief

DJ, Hali and Berry have already said they are Chiefs for life yesterday.

Hali wants to see how his knee responds to time off after surgery and Dorsey needs to make a decision on Hali by the first week in March when his 3m in dead money kicks in.

DJ and Berry aren't going anywhere until retirement.

Even though Hali doesn't want to say it, I think he's contemplating retirement.

Hali needs to retire. I love watching the guy play but his knees are about done and he's probably going to want to play with his kid at some point in his life. It's not like he's leaving behind this huge void for us to fill. I think Dee Ford can take his place next year.

[scho63]

I found this Free Agent tracker to be the best! Really great to use and can reorder all the columns and also filter by teams and position and cap hit.

I would edit the OP post and add this in

http://www.spotrac.com/nfl/free-agents/

[ILChief]

Originally Posted by BossChief

DJ, Hali and Berry have already said they are Chiefs for life yesterday.

Hali wants to see how his knee responds to time off after surgery and Dorsey needs to make a decision on Hali by the first week in March when his 3m in dead money kicks in.

DJ and Berry aren't going anywhere until retirement.

Even though Hali doesn't want to say it, I think he's contemplating retirement.

Berry wasn't quite that strong. He said it's family and he'd like to be back. His situation is different than the other two. He is in his prime looking for a big payday, the other two are near the end and want to finish here

[BossChief]

We could sign Berry, Smith, Howard, DJ, Hali, Abdullah, Devito, Allen, all of our ERFAs, draft picks and still have 10m in cap space to bolster the roster if they structure the deals correctly.

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by Pestilence

Hali needs to retire. I love watching the guy play but his knees are about done and he's probably going to want to play with his kid at some point in his life. It's not like he's leaving behind this huge void for us to fill. I think Dee Ford can take his place next year.

He did an interview where he's talking about wanting to come back and how he's a Chief for life and then talks about his knee needing surgery and how he wants to return if he can be better than he was this year. He even kinda hints how he would be ok coming back as a backup, talking about how he would go with whatever plan KC has.

Dudes a damn warrior and I'd love to see him stick around another year, but I just have a feeling that he's gonna make the decision to retire after his knee surgery.

Ford better stay in the weight room this offseason.

[mcaj22]

if Hali retires they are going to need to sign a veteran insurance policy guy to step in for Dee Ford when he gets hurt or shows he doesnt have the durability to handle a full game of defensive snaps.

[TigeRRUppeRRcut]

I have a feeling we are going to release at least 2 players between Smith, Howard, Berry and Abdullah. If berry leaves, then we should be chasing after Weddle.

Somewhere in the middle of all of this mess we most definitely need to lock up a #2 receiver in free agency: Kearse, Sanu, Marvin Jones, Dontrelle Inman would fit in spectacularly

[mcaj22]

they should go after Weddle regardless

we have 3 safeties that are FAs, Weddles versatility to play special teams and a swiss army knife safety makes him Suttons/Toubs wet dream

[Hydrae]

Hali and DJ want to return and retire as Chiefs: http://www.thescore.com/nfl/news/940103