Chiefs Have Their New Star Cornerback, But His Running Mate Remains An Open Question
The Kansas City Chiefs have a looming cornerback battle coming in camp, with Nohl Williams being the favorite.
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And they did, he did that.
He, he, he dangled and, he said him coming back.
They cut a deal.
but I don't think he'll come back for another season after this one.
I mean, that's just my opinion.
Eh, obviously I could be 100% wrong, but s- so why don't you try to break this down for our listeners there, Chico?
I, I can't.
I can't break it down 'cause I don't know either.
It's, it, what'd they call it?
They called it a poison pill- They did which to me means that he's guaranteed to come back next season, but there's an opportunity to come back for two more seasons, but he doesn't necessarily have to 'cause they'll just restructure after that first season.
Right.
That's- Yeah, that is, that is the big thing to take away.
I- if he decides to come back, this whole thing will be restructured.
What's happening here is, is that, what'd you say, 57 million?
Mm-hmm.
So he signs a three-year contract for 57 million, but this is, this, this whole thing is, is structured to kinda stick it to the cap, the way that they have built this thing.
So, yes, he's gonna get 12 million.
He's gonna get, thr- he's g- has the opportunity with three m- three million incentives.
But actually, when you look at the way this is structured, he only takes a cap hit of just under $5 million for the, for the 2026 season.
So on paper, he's only got a $5 million hit, okay?
If he doesn't come back, that's dead money of about three and a half million dollars for the next two seasons because of the way this contract's structured.
But if he does come back, it essentially, essentially using creative cap maneuvers such as the 50% rule and a later release date to help spread out the money owed to Kelce over the next three years, lowering the 2026 cap hit to under five million, while also limiting the dead money hit, they'd take on if, he were to be released or announce his retirement.
