Chiefs Share Shocking News About Their 26-Year-Old Player
Three of the Kansas City Chiefs’ top five defensive ends were under contract heading into the offseason.
George Karlaftis, Felix Anudike-Uzomah, and Charles Omenihu are still under contract, while the other two were free agents.
The Chiefs recognized the need of a rotational defensive line and re-signed their starter.
The Kansas City Chiefs re-signed their starting defensive end
The Chiefs re-signed Mike Danna to a three-year, $24 million deal extension. Danna will be in his fifth season in the league, having recorded 128 tackles, 17 TFLs, 17 sacks, and four forced fumbles in 59 games and 23 starts.
The Chiefs tendered their other free-agent defensive end.
The Kansas City Chiefs tendered their free-agent defensive end
Malik Herring was an exclusive rights free agent, which means he had less than three years of experience in the NFL. The team can tender him, but it is his only choice; he cannot negotiate with another team until he is released.
In addition, if the team offers the ERFA a one-year contract, the player has the option of accepting the offer or sitting out the season. If the team does not tender the player, they become an unrestricted free agent who can sign with any team.
In short, the Chiefs have formally tendered Herring, who will return to Kansas City on a one-year, $985,000 contract.
He has spent the past three seasons in Kansas City.
Malik Herring has been with the Kansas City Chiefs for the last three seasons
Herring signed with the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent after being passed over in the 2021 NFL Draft.
Herring missed his whole first season due to an ACL tear sustained during the Senior Bowl.
Herring made the 53-man roster in his second season as the sixth defensive end on the team. Because he was the sixth defensive end on the depth chart, he played only seven games in 2022. He recorded six tackles and one fumble recovery in 88 snaps.
Herring made the 53-man roster for the third consecutive season, this time as the fourth/fifth defensive end. In 2023, he played only seven games and started one. He recorded ten tackles, two TFLs, 1.5 sacks, one pass deflection, and one forced fumble in 163 snaps. He also had four tackles in four playoff games.
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