{"id":16945,"date":"2025-03-10T03:22:08","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:22:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16945"},"modified":"2025-03-10T03:22:08","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T03:22:08","slug":"breaking-trey-smith-sig%c9%b4s-chiefs-fra%c9%b4chise-tender","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=16945","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Trey Smith Sig\u0274s Chiefs Fra\u0274chise Tender"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-355790\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/assets-cms.thescore.com\/uploads\/image\/file\/774358\/cropped_GettyImages-2192398043.jpg?ts=1741572148\" alt=\"Report: Chiefs' Trey Smith signs franchise tag | theScore.com\" \/><\/p>\n<div data-swiftype-index=\"true\">\n<p>It does not appear <strong>Trey Smith<\/strong> will consider a holdout. He signed his franchise tender Sunday, NFL.com\u2019s Ian Rapoport tweets. This will guarantee the Pro Bowl guard\u2019s $23.4MM salary.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs naturally want this to be a placeholder, and an extension would reduce that $23.4MM cap hold. Kansas City did trade <strong>Joe Thuney<\/strong> to Chicago, but the team agreed to terms with <strong>Nick Bolton<\/strong> earlier today. This will still leave the Chiefs with work to do on the cap front.<\/p>\n<p>One of just two players tagged this year (along with <strong>Tee Higgins<\/strong>), Smith now has a clear path to an extension. The Chiefs broke up their highly paid guard tandem \u2014 shortly after it became a high-priced duo \u2014 by sending Thuney to the Bears. Smith will be in line to join <strong>Creed Humphrey<\/strong> and <strong>Jawaan Taylor<\/strong> as a starting O-lineman on a high-end contract. Taylor may well be going into his final year with the team, as the RT has not justified his $20MM-per-year contract, pointing to Smith and Humphrey being the Chiefs\u2019 pillars up front moving forward.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2597240\/chiefs-patrick-mahomes-trey-smith.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=c8298713a97cce074a1e00d7742a1b8b\" alt=\"Patrick Mahomes Reacts After Chiefs Announce Franchise Tag For Star Guard -  Newsweek\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While the Chiefs viewed Bolton as a high priority, they have plenty of work left to do. Before the Bolton money is factored in, OverTheCap lists Kansas City as being more than $9MM over the cap. Even the Saints, who restructured <strong>Derek Carr<\/strong>\u2018s deal yet again, have passed them for available funds. Kansas City could turn to a <strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong> restructure for a fourth time, though. Regardless of how the Chiefs get there, they need to reach cap compliance by 3pm CT Wednesday. They will also need to carve out spending room to add talent, as left tackle is expected to be an area of emphasis.<\/p>\n<p>Smith, 25, has been the Chiefs\u2019 starting right guard since his 2021 rookie season. He climbed from sixth-round pick, who fell in the draft because of a blood clot issue, to Pro Bowl level. Well regarded by both Pro Football Focus and ESPN\u2019s win rate metrics, Smith is positioned to enjoy his prime protecting Mahomes in Kansas City. The Chiefs will need to be ready for a monster payday to make that happen, and the Thuney trade will arm Smith\u2019s camp with more leverage.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs could not come to terms with <strong>Orlando Brown Jr.<\/strong>\u00a0by the July 2022 tag deadline, as the now-Bengals LT declined a six-year offer he deemed light on guarantees. Kansas City gave Humphrey a center-record (by a wide margin) $18MM per year last summer. Smith is positioned to outdo <strong>Landon Dickerson<\/strong>\u2018s $21MM-per-year guard record. The Chiefs will have until July 15 to work out a deal.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It does not appear Trey Smith will consider a holdout. 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