The Kansas City Chiefs earned high marks for their offseason moves, including their major decisions about DT Chris Jones, CB L'Jarius Sneed and WR Marquise 'Hollywood' Brown.
made plenty of moves to reload ahead of the 2024 NFL season, but did they do enough to become the league's first-ever back-to-back-to-back champions?, and he gave the Chiefs an A-minus, tied for the second-best mark in the league.
In addition to his grades and analysis, Walder highlighted moves he liked and disliked from each team. His favorite move from KC? Signing wide receiver Marquise "Hollywood" Brown for $7 million. His least favorite? "The rolling guarantee in DT Chris Jones' contract." He also highlighted the Chiefs' trade of cornerback L'Jarius Sneed as KC's "biggest move.
Kansas City dealt Sneed for a third-round pick rather than pay him on the franchise tag or sign him to an extension. While the compensation was a bit less than I'd have expected, I don't fault the Chiefs for making the move. They have to decide where to put their resources, and they have another very good corner in Trent McDuffie and at least received some compensation for Sneed.
Overall, I found Walder's grade and analysis to be spot-on. As he noted later in his story, the Chiefs still need a resolution at left tackle, but rookie second-round pick Kingsley Suamataia and 2023 third-round pick Wanya Morrisif they perform well in training camp. Walder also praised KC's signing of new backup quarterback Carson Wentz, a move that
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