In the NFL Network Newsroom alongside our NFL Network insider
, Ian Rapoport, and we have a blockbuster deal
, Ian, out of Kansas City. What more
can you tell us about the Chiefs and Trey Smith
? That's right. The Kansas City Chiefs and star
guard Trey Smith, one of the best guards in
the NFL, have now agreed to terms on a
massive, massive contract extension to beat the franchise tag
deadline, make sure that he does not play on
the tag, and give him the huge new deal
that he so richly deserves. It is a 4
year 94.$4 million contract extension$23.5 million per
year. That makes him the highest paid guard in
the NFL. That's what he was going to be
on the$23 million tag. Anyway, this locks
him in on a long term deal, gets$70
million guaranteed in a deal done by Tory Dandy and
Jimmy Sexton of CIA. This is something that the
Ken. Chiefs have worked on, I would say
somewhat quietly over the last several months, the last
several weeks. There were a couple of times over
the past couple of days. It did not seem
like it was going to get done. Instead,
the two sides are able to get it done.
The Kenas City Chiefs get a little salary cap relief
, and Trey Smith gets the deal that he has
been waiting his entire life to get. So Trey
Smith and Creed Humphrey now taking care of with that
Chiefs offensive line. What's the outlook heading into 2025
for those protectors of Patrick Mahomes? Yeah, richly
paid, no doubt about it, something that both
of these guys deserve. This is one reason why
the Kansas City Chiefs moved on from Joe Tooney.
They want to make sure though that Patrick Mahomes is
protected as perfectly as possible. They have now gone
a long way to doing that. And Trey Smith
in the history books, now one of 3 players
in the last 30 years to be drafted in the
6th round and win multiple Super Bowls. The others
, Terrell Davis and Tom Brady. This has been
breaking news on NFL Network.