{"id":18039,"date":"2025-03-20T03:47:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18039"},"modified":"2025-03-20T03:47:02","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T03:47:02","slug":"chiefs-send-farewell-message-to-key-player-a-champion-forever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=18039","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Send Farewell Message to Key Player: \u2018A Champion Forever\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are going to look like a very different team in 2025. They&#8217;ve brought in a few new faces and have\u00a0decided to part ways\u00a0with a few others.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjEzNjA4MTEzMjU5OTQ3NDcx\/usatsi_21444575_168413713_lowres.jpg\" alt=\"Chiefs Send Farewell Message to Key Player: 'A Champion Forever' - Athlon  Sports\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the key players they lost in free agency is defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi, who is now taking his talents to the New York Jets after\u00a0signing a one-year deal with the AFC East side.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs took to Instagram on Wednesday to bid farewell to Nnadi, who has spent his entire seven-year career in Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A champion forever. Thank you for everything, @dnnadi &#8221; the Chiefs posted.<\/p>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, supporters could not help but get emotional after seeing the team&#8217;s parting message for Nnadi.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;So sad he&#8217;s leaving the city.What a great guy. True representative of all the dog lovers here in KCMO,&#8221; a comment on Instagram read.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why couldn&#8217;t we just resign him &#8221; asked another.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221; posted a supporter.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"photo-inline-\">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \">\n<div class=\"img-container picture \"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/5l8qls\/picture302186829\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/b86a980f-0a80-4982-a336-cf96daf19381\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/5l8qls\/picture302186829\/alternates\/FREE_960\/b86a980f-0a80-4982-a336-cf96daf19381\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/5l8qls\/picture302186829\/alternates\/FREE_768\/b86a980f-0a80-4982-a336-cf96daf19381\" media=\"(min-width: 601px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/5l8qls\/picture302186829\/alternates\/FREE_640\/b86a980f-0a80-4982-a336-cf96daf19381\" media=\"(min-width: 441px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/5l8qls\/picture302186829\/alternates\/FREE_480\/b86a980f-0a80-4982-a336-cf96daf19381\" media=\"(min-width: 320px)\" \/><img class=\"responsive-image\" title=\"b86a980f-0a80-4982-a336-cf96daf19381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcclatchy-wires.com\/incoming\/5l8qls\/picture302186829\/alternates\/FREE_1140\/b86a980f-0a80-4982-a336-cf96daf19381\" alt=\" Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi before Super Bowl LIX. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" \/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption>Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi before Super Bowl LIX. Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;This really hurts,&#8221; declared a user.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Someone explain to me why &#8221; demanded another.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Always a chief baby,&#8221; said a reaction.<\/p>\n<p>Nnadi first joined the Chiefs as the team&#8217;s third-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. 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