{"id":43441,"date":"2026-02-20T02:03:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43441"},"modified":"2026-02-20T02:05:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T02:05:10","slug":"how-the-kansas-city-chiefs-can-ace-the-offseason-after-restructuring-patrick-mahomes-contract-and-saving-43-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=43441","title":{"rendered":"1\ufe0f\u20e3 \ud83d\udea8 How the Kansas City Chiefs Can Dominate the 2026 Offseason After Restructuring Patrick Mahomes\u2019 Contract and Saving $43 Million"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com\/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRK5WvHcBs8DAxaf_cJCLOrnxGzv0MtXas1Nw&amp;s\" alt=\"How the Kansas City Chiefs can ace the offseason after restructuring Patrick Mahomes' contract and 'saving $43 million'\" \/><\/p>\n<p>THE Kansas City Chiefs have opened up a massive amount of money through restructuring Patrick Mahomes\u2019 contract.<\/p>\n<p>Despite opening up around $43 million from the move, the\u00a0Chiefs\u00a0still find themselves in an $11 million deficit.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2026\/02\/chris-jones-95-kansas-city-1025004609.jpg?resize=1536,1024&amp;quality=90&amp;strip=all\" \/><\/p>\n<p>While this may seem daunting, there are a few steps the Chiefs can take to open up a huge amount of money to spend in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>The first step is to restructure another star\u2019s contract in the form of\u00a0Chris Jones.<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019 cap hit for 2026 is about $45 million which is massive for a defensive tackle. The Chiefs can likely halve that down to around $22 to $25 million.<\/p>\n<p>On top of that restructuring, there are a few candidates to be cut from the Chiefs\u2019 roster to save even more money.<\/p>\n<p>Offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor, edge rusher Michael Danna, and linebacker Drue Tranquill currently combine for a $46 million cap hit. Releasing them can save $34 million against the cap.<\/p>\n<p>Those moves combined with the\u00a0Mahomes\u00a0restructuring saves a total of $97 million, putting the Chiefs $43 million under the 2026 salary cap.<\/p>\n<p>With that extra money, Kansas City can make a few savvy moves in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Keep an eye out for the Chiefs to reunite with wide receiver\u00a0Tyreek Hill\u00a0after his release from the\u00a0Miami Dolphins, or they could snag veteran\u00a0Mike Evans\u00a0away from the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<\/p>\n<p>Either of those guys would likely cost around $13 million for a one year deal.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City also needs help at cornerback, and has plenty of options on the market like Jamel Dean from the Buccaneers for around $12 million.<\/p>\n<p>Offensive line is also a huge need after the potential release of Jawaan Taylor, and veteran right tackle Braden Smith is on the market for what should be around $14 million per season.<\/p>\n<p>Those moves add up to $39 million, leaving just a bit leftover to go into the 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p>From there, the Chiefs can cross off the rest of their needs in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0Draft.<\/p>\n<p>With a few good draft picks, the Chiefs can feel confident that they can compete for Super Bowls once again.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Verifying your device, please wait<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":43443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-43441","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 - 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