{"id":40641,"date":"2025-12-27T15:38:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T15:38:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40641"},"modified":"2025-12-27T15:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T15:40:10","slug":"chiefs-predicted-to-part-ways-with-20-million-cornerback","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40641","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udc49 Chiefs Expected to Cut Ties With $20 Million Cornerback \u2014 But What\u2019s the Real Reason? \ud83e\udd14"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247043343-e1763665000217.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247043343-e1763665000217.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247043343-e1763665000217.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/GettyImages-2247043343-e1763665000217.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Predicted to Part Ways With $20 Million Cornerback\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs are headed to a long offseason filled with difficult roster decisions, including what to do with a big offseason acquisition that failed to pan out as expected.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs signed veteran cornerback Kristian Fulton with the hopes of shoring up their secondary, but he struggled with injuries and inconsistent play. One analyst believes the Chiefs could cut ties with Fulton this offseason, cutting their losses and going a different direction.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Kristian Fulton Struggled to Stay on the Field<\/h2>\n<p>As SI.com\u2019s Dominic Minchella noted, the Chiefs signed Fulton to a two-year contract worth $20 million last offseason, hoping he could replicate the success he had with a division rival.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">\u201cFulton came off his best season in the NFL in 2024 with the Los Angeles Chargers, and the signing looked to be smart with that in mind,\u201d Minchella noted. \u201cHowever, playing in only seven games this season, Fulton has yet to live up to the contract he\u2019s been given.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Though head coach Andy Reid has shared some praise of Fulton when healthy, Minchella suggested the Chiefs could find a more cost-efficient option in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are several cornerbacks set to hit free agency this offseason, and if the Chiefs feel they need to improve that position for next season, they will have options who are relatively inexpensive compared to what they\u2019re on the books for in paying Fulton,\u201d Minchella wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs struggled on defense at times this season, leading to the team\u2019s first season without the playoffs in more than a decade.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Big Decisions Looming on Offense<\/h2>\n<p>The Chiefs face some even bigger decisions on offense in the coming offseason, with some of their major skill players headed to free agency. That includes tight end Travis Kelce, who is expected to make a decision about retirement but would need to sign a new contract if he returns.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs will also have both running backs heading to free agency, with Kareem Hunt becoming an unrestricted free agent and Isiah Pacheco a restricted free agent. Wide receivers Marquise \u201cHollywood\u201d brown, JuJu Smith-Schuster, and Tyquan Thornton are also unrestricted free agents.<\/p>\n<p>The Chiefs also have an unexpectedly important decision to make at quarterback. Backup Gardner Minshew has reached the end of his contract, but the Chiefs may need a veteran who can start early in the season while Patrick Mahomes recovers from a torn ACL and LCL.<\/p>\n<p>The Sporting News reporter Daniel Chavkin suggested the Chiefs could turn back to the rival Buffalo Bills for help at quarterback. The Chiefs already poached quarterback Shane Buechele from Buffalo\u2019s practice squad for the final two games of this season, and Chavkin wrote that Josh Allen\u2019s No. 2 could be an option to start next year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Mitch] Trubisky has been Josh Allen\u2019s backup for the Buffalo Bills over the past several years,\u201d Chavkin wrote. \u201cHe has started just seven games since leaving the Chicago Bears after the 2020 season. However, Trubisky used to play for Chiefs offensive coordinator Matt Nagy in Chicago, giving him a connection to the team and the offensive system.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs could part ways with cornerback Kristian Fulton after he struggled to stay on the field this season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40642,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40641","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>\ud83d\udc49 Chiefs Expected to Cut Ties With $20 Million Cornerback \u2014 But What\u2019s the Real Reason? \ud83e\udd14 - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40641\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udc49 Chiefs Expected to Cut Ties With $20 Million Cornerback \u2014 But What\u2019s the Real Reason? 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