{"id":2338,"date":"2024-11-11T15:35:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T15:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=2338"},"modified":"2024-11-11T15:35:20","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T15:35:20","slug":"breaking-chiefs-urged-to-sign-10-year-veteran-after-weakest-link-was-exploited","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=2338","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Urged to Sign 10-Year Veteran After &#8216;Weakest Link&#8217; Was Exploited"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181807746-e1731330053609.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181807746-e1731330053609.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181807746-e1731330053609.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-2181807746-e1731330053609.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Urged to Sign 10-Year Veteran After 'Weakest Link' Was Exploited\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Getty Kansas City Chiefs offensive tackle Kingsley Suamataia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When Kansas City Chiefs starting left tackle Wanya Morris went down with an injury in Week 10, rookie Kingsley Suamataia replaced him in the starting lineup and struggled mightily.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStill just a rookie with a little more than two games worth of action, Suamataia\u2019s status as the weakest link in the offense could be exploitable in must-win games,\u201d Joshua Brisco of Kansas City Chiefs on SI wrote on November 10.<\/p>\n<p>To help resolve this issue, Brisco thinks the two-time defending Super Bowl champions should consider re-signing free agent OT Donovan Smith.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing the offense, Smith would have less of a learning curve in a return to KC and could provide a familiarity for Mahomes if the Chiefs were to make a change at left tackle,\u201d Brisco explained. \u201cStill, Morris would likely start with the inside track to retain the starting job. If Smith would return to Kansas City in a backup role, at least while he returns to practice and while Morris gets a few more games to show stability, the reunion would make sense. It would be a damning move for Suamataia, but it can\u2019t do more to harm his confidence than his own poor performance has offered.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Wanya Morris Put Back in Game Due to Poor LT Play<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/GettyImages-1441246961.jpg?quality=65&amp;\" alt=\"Chiefs Urged to Sign Donovan Smith After LT Woes in Week 10\" \/><\/p>\n<p>During the first quarter of Kansas City\u2019s 16-14 win over the Denver Broncos in Week 10, Morris suffered an injury that had him in visible pain as trainers were looking at his right knee on the sideline.<\/p>\n<p>During the second and third quarters as well as part of the fourth quarter, Suamataia replaced Morris in the lineup but struggled to protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes\u2018s blindside.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c(Broncos edge rusher) Nik Bonitto generated 6 pressures against the #Chiefs, including 3 pressures in under 2.5 seconds,\u201d Nick Jacobs of KSHB 41 News wrote. \u201cBonitto generated 4 of those pressures on 11 1-on-1 matchups (36.4%) against backup left tackle Kingsley Suamataia per Next Gen Stats.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As a result of Suamataia\u2019s poor play, Morris went back in the game on Kansas City\u2019s final offensive drive.<\/p>\n<p>After the game, Tod Palmer of KSBH 41 News provided an update on Morris\u2019 knee and how close the Chiefs were to shutting him down for the game.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cX-rays were negative on Wanya Morris\u2019 knee,\u201d Palmer wrote on November 10. \u201cI\u2019m told the @Chiefs were very close to shutting him down, but ultimately the knee felt good enough that he was able to return with Suamataia struggling.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Chiefs Have Cap Space to Add OT Depth<\/h2>\n<p>Brisco\u2019s idea is a solid one. Adding Smith, who was a starter for the Chiefs in 2023, as depth along the offensive line would ensure Kansas City doesn\u2019t suffer from volatile play at left tackle moving forward.<\/p>\n<p>Considering he is a free agent heading into Week 11, it\u2019s very possible the Chiefs could sign Smith to a veteran minimum deal. Per the NFLPA Public Salary Cap Report, the Chiefs have $6.3 million in cap space, which gives them plenty of financial flexibility to work out a deal with a player like Smith, who could play meaningful snaps for Kansas City down the stretch if things go badly for the Chiefs at left tackle.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are being urged to sign Donovan Smith after rookie Kingsley Suamataia struggled in place of Wanya Morris in Week 10.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2339,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kansas-city-chiefs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Chiefs Urged to Sign 10-Year Veteran After &#039;Weakest Link&#039; 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