{"id":42759,"date":"2026-02-01T23:50:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42759"},"modified":"2026-02-01T23:53:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-01T23:53:22","slug":"chiefs-get-offensive-line-prediction-amid-jawaan-taylor-salary-cap-questions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42759","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udea8 Chiefs\u2019 Offensive Line Shake-Up? Bold Prediction Emerges as Jawaan Taylor\u2019s Future Collides with Salary Cap Crunch \ud83d\udcb0\ud83c\udfc8"},"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\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255112414-e1769986849208.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255112414-e1769986849208.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255112414-e1769986849208.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2255112414-e1769986849208.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Get Offensive Line Prediction Amid Jawaan Taylor &amp; Salary Cap Questions\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs have some work to do to get under the salary cap next year. On Friday, the NFL announced that the cap is expected to grow by over $20 million, to just over $303 million \u2014 even so, the Chiefs are estimated to need to cut almost $60 million in cap spending to be cap compliant in 2026.<\/p>\n<p>Much of that money is tied up in star Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes\u2018 massive contract. A basic restructure could clear as much as $45 million in cap space, according to Over the Cap\u2019s projections. That move is practically a guarantee, as Mahomes obviously isn\u2019t going anywhere. After that, attention could turn to DT Chris Jones\u2018 contract, but more likely, the Chiefs will be looking at their offensive line.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City RT Jawaan Taylor, a big-ticket free-agent signing in 2023, is entering the final season of his four-year, $80 million deal. He\u2019s largely been fine since joining the Chiefs, though far from the stalwart many expected him to be when he signed. Currently, he carries a $27.4 million cap hit next season, but $20 million of that can be saved by cutting him, creating a $7.4 million dead cap hit.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Where Could the Kansas City Chiefs Turn on Their Offensive Line if They Cut RT Jawaan Taylor?<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_5747820\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/GettyImages-2249662857-e1769987811415.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"Chiefs Get Offensive Line Prediction Amid Jawaan Taylor &amp; Salary Cap Questions\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5747820\" data-lazy-load=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-5747820\">\n<\/div>\n<p>On Sunday, the Kansas City Star discussed the Chiefs\u2019 options if they decide to move on from Taylor \u2014 a move considered highly likely, especially since Taylor himself wrote something of a goodbye post to the city and team on Instagram after the season.<\/p>\n<p>One free agency move the Chiefs made last year that flew a little under the radar was signing former 49ers OT Jaylon Moore to a two-year, $30 million deal. At the time, it was assumed he would start at left tackle, though Kansas City later drafted Ohio State OT Josh Simmons in the first round, and he would go on to win the job in training camp.<\/p>\n<p>Simmons missed time due to a personal absence and an injury, but he played quite well when he was available and will be penciled into the starting left tackle spot moving forward. The interior of the Chiefs\u2019 offensive line is one of the best in the league, with LG Kingsley Suamataia, C Creed Humphrey, and RG Trey Smith forming an impenetrable wall up front.<\/p>\n<p>That just leaves the right tackle spot in question, and Moore is as good a candidate as any to take it. He didn\u2019t play well in limited action in 2025, but that\u2019s a small sample size, and the Chiefs clearly believed in him enough to sign him.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Other Options for the Kansas City Chiefs at Right Tackle<\/h2>\n<p>However, Moore carries the sixth-highest cap hit on the team next year, and could be a cap casualty himself, especially considering his subpar play last season. In that case, the Chiefs could look to the free agent markets for a new starter, like they did a few years ago with Taylor, or they could draft another tackle early to pair with Simmons long-term.<\/p>\n<p>The draft option is intriguing, as the Chiefs pick in the top 10 and could have their pick of the top tackle in the entire class, either Utah\u2019s Spencer Fano or Miami\u2019s Francis Mauigoa \u2014 both of whom played on the right side in college.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs got a major prediction for the future of their offensive line amid questions surrounding the cap and RT Jawaan Taylor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42759","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\u2019 Offensive Line Shake-Up? 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