{"id":41621,"date":"2026-01-13T23:20:33","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:20:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41621"},"modified":"2026-01-13T23:21:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-13T23:21:59","slug":"chiefs-lose-defensive-lineman-after-missing-nfl-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=41621","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Chiefs Lose Key Defensive Lineman After Shocking Miss of NFL Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"cmsg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwNzY2MzU4\/usatsi_26906585.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs\u00a0had a miserable 2025 season. They finished with a 6-11 record for third in the AFC West and 12<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0in the conference. The Chiefs lost their last six games, en route to missing the playoffs for the first time since 2014.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">On Monday, seven practice squad contracts\u00a0expired for the Chiefs. This included former first-round pick Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who won two\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0titles with Kansas City.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Apart from Edwards-Helaire, defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu\u2019s contract with the team also expired. The 26-year-old has now decided to move on from Kansas City after two years with the squad.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjY6MDAwMDAwMDAwOTYzOTYx\/nfl-kansas-city-chiefs-at-arizona-cardinals-963961.jpg?arena_f_auto\" alt=\"Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu\" width=\"864\" height=\"604\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">Tuipulotu is not a key player for the Chiefs. He spent most of his time with the team bouncing between the practice squad and the active roster. In two seasons in Kansas City, Tuipulotu played five games (with one start in 2024), registering five combined tackles (two solo) and one tackle for loss.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">On Tuesday, news broke that Tuipulotu has agreed to sign with the\u00a0New York Giants. The 26-year-old reportedly signed a reserves\/futures contract with the Giants.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">While losing Tuipulotu is not a landscape-shifting development for the Chiefs, the fact that they were not able to retain him is unwanted news for the team. Tuipulotu\u2019s departure is minor on paper, but it quietly trims the Chiefs\u2019 already-thin interior depth behind Chris Jones. Kansas City has lost a scheme-familiar DL for nothing, and they will now need to rely on draft picks and camp flyers to fill the void.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">The Giants, on the other hand, get a low-risk depth investment in Tuipulotu. Their decision to sign him early in the offseason is an indication of the potential they see in the former\u00a0USC Trojans\u00a0standout.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\" data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\">This development comes after the Chiefs also lost running back Carson Steele. Similar to Tuipulotu\u2019s case, Steele\u2019s practice squad contract expired on Monday. The 23-year-old\u00a0signed\u00a0with the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0on Tuesday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":41622,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41621","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\udea8 Chiefs Lose Key Defensive Lineman After Shocking Miss of NFL Playoffs - 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=41621\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\ud83d\udea8 Chiefs Lose Key Defensive Lineman After Shocking Miss of NFL Playoffs - 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