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Free Agency Recap: Weeks 3 & 4

By NFL Network Staff | nfl.com | April 22nd, 2022

Mitch Trubisky, QB, Cincinnati -- one year, $5 million
Jared Cook, TE, Buffalo -- one year, $5 million
Lorenzo Carter, OLB, Denver -- three year, $16.5 million
Mackensie Alexander, CB, Denver -- one year, $4.5 million
Marlon Mack, RB, LA Chargers -- two year, $10 million
Damon Arnette, Jr., CB, Kansas City -- one year, $2.5 million
Tyrell Crosby, OT, Indianapolis -- two year, $11 million
Bryce Callahan, CB, Indianapolis -- one year, $9 million
Bradley Roby, CB, Philadelphia -- one year, $7.5 million
David Johnson, RB, Atlanta -- two year, $6 million
DeShon Elliott, S, Washington -- five year, $30 million
Uchenna Nwosu, OLB, Washington -- four year, $28 million
Keanu Neal, OLB, San Francisco -- three year, $24 million
Melvin Gordon III, RB, San Francisco -- two year, $10 million
Raheem Mostert, RB, NY Giants -- one-year, $5 million
Stephon Gilmore, CB, Jacksonville -- one year, $19 million
Dont'a Hightower, LB, NY Jets -- two year, $20 million
Seb Joseph-Day, DT, Detroit -- three year, $23 million
Terrell Edmunds, S, Detroit -- four year, $20 million
Courtland Sutton, WR, Carolina -- four year, $45 million
Maurice Hurst, DT, Las Vegas -- two year, $12 million
Jameis Winston, QB, New Orleans -- one year, $10 million
Jason Verrett, CB, Houston -- one year, $8 million
Connor Williams, IOL, Tennessee -- two years, $12 million
Austin Corbett, IOL, Minnesota -- two years, $12 million

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Draft Week Mock: Final

By Todd McShay | ESPN.com | April 24th, 2022

1. Detroit Lions -- Aiden Hutchinson, EDGE, Michigan (Last: 1)
Flip on the tape, and you'll see why it backs up his combine and pro day performances. There's a reason why he was the highest-finishing defensive player for the Heisman since former Wolverine Charles Woodson.

2. Jacksonville Jaguars -- Kayvon Thibodeaux, EDGE, Oregon (Last: 2)
With Stephon Gilmore in the fold, this Jaguars defensive unit is looking pretty salty, even if it would just be for this season. Adding an elite cover corner like Gilmore will allow Thibodeaux, Josh Allen, and the other young pass rushers on the Jags to feast.

3. New York Giants (from Chicago) -- Evan Neal, OT, Alabama (Last: 3)
Neal is a 'set it and forget it' kind of tackle -- he's someone you can plug in at left tackle, and it's a position you don't have to worry about for at least eight to ten years.

4. Houston Texans -- Kyle Hamilton, S, Notre Dame (Last: 6)
Kenny Pickett might have been the play here, but one year of Teddy Bridgewater at least represents an improvement over the Watson-less Texans from 2021. As the first mover on the board, Hamilton should slide in nicely to replace the departed Justin Reid, who left in free agency. Hamilton's game reminds you of another elite safety -- the late Sean Taylor.

5. New York Jets -- Derek Stingley, Jr., CB, LSU (Last: 5)
There are motivation questions based on his play from this past season (his sophomore tape is better), but there's still a reason why he's the best cornerback in this class. He'll love being the aggressor in the Robert Saleh defense.

6. Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami) -- Jordan Davis, DT, Georgia (Last: 7)
It'll be fun watching him push pocket after pocket with Fletcher Cox upfront. Freakish size and strength, although he didn't show as much quickness at the combine than what his tape shows.

7. Philadelphia Eagles -- George Karlaftis, EDGE, Purdue (Last: 10)
He'd be a more traditional DE in the Eagles' alignment; and all of a sudden, the Eagles' defensive front is pretty scary with him, Davis, and Cox all operating.

8. Washington Football Team -- Kenny Pickett, QB, Pittsburgh (Last: 4)
Washington has other needs, mainly up front and in the secondary, but Football Team will get a chance to grab the franchise quarterback they haven't really had in quite some time.

9. New Orleans Saints -- Matt Corral, QB, Mississippi (Last: 9)
No quarterback in this class made the leap from freshman to junior year in quite the way Corral did. He'll have to compete with Jameis Winston, but getting to sit for a year might be beneficial anyway (Patrick Mahomes, anyone?).

10. New York Giants -- Devin Lloyd, LB, Utah (Last: 15)
A MIKE linebacker by trade, Lloyd has the skillset to eventually find a home on the outside, where he could thrive in a pass-rush or traditional outside role.

11. Atlanta Falcons -- DeMarvin Leal, DE, Texas A&M (Last: 13)
Had an up-and-down year, but one of his up moments was a pretty dominant performance against Alabama tackle Evan Neal this past season.

12. Philadelphia Eagles (from Indianapolis) -- Tyler Linderbaum, C, Iowa (Last: 28)
The biggest riser on the board. With Jason Kelce moving on to Seattle in free agency, Linderbaum could be the next Creed Humphrey -- a rookie center that dominates pretty much from the time he puts on the uniform.

13. Pittsburgh Steelers -- Sam Howell, QB, North Carolina (Last: 19)
The deep passing game has been virtually non-existent the past few years with Big Ben's arm strength quickly evaporating seemingly overnight. While not the sure-fire top pick from the season's outset, the weapons are there with Diontae Johnson and Chase Claypool to take advantage of Howell's howitzer arm.

14. Los Angeles Chargers -- Trent McDuffie, CB, Washington (Last: 14)
Getting Denzel Ward in free agency maybe lessens the need somewhat for a corner, but there are still questions after him at the position. McDuffie at this point would be a BPA situation.

15. Green Bay Packers (from Denver) -- Treylon Burks, WR, Arkansas (Last: 12)
Jordan Love is going to need some weapons around him as a first-year starter. Allen Lazard and Marques Valdez-Scantling signed elsewhere, but keeping Davante Adams and Robert Tonyan despite losing Aaron Rodgers is a big deal, and Burks is a physical matchup nightmare in the Adams mold.

16. New York Jets (from Seattle) -- Garrett Wilson, WR, Ohio State (Last: 11)
Giving Zach Wilson another weapon on the outside certainly won't hurt. His combine and pro day weren't as great as hoped, but his game tape is a different story.

17. Minnesota Vikings -- Nakobe Dean, LB, Georgia (Last: 10)
Another guy who didn't really flash at the combine or his pro day. Being on the smaller side also hurts his stock a bit, but can cover tight ends and backs out of the backfield very well. Also, when he hits you, it's pretty much over.

18. Las Vegas Raiders -- Jameson Williams, WR, Alabama (Last: 20)
Hopefully, this Alabama receiver doesn't turn out the same way the previous one did for the Raiders, but he has the same profile that Henry Ruggs III did -- decent size, fast, and when he gets his hands on the ball, good luck catching him.

19. Carolina Panthers -- Ahmad Gardner, CB, Cincinnati (Last: 29)
Unable to re-sign Stephon Gilmore, the Panthers go with the big and physical Gardner, who played an admirable ball game against Jameson Williams and the Crimson Tide in the CFP.

20. Miami Dolphins (from San Francisco) -- Jalen Wydermyer, TE, Texas A&M (Last: 22)
Miami saw one of Tua's security blankets get scooped up by the Football Team in free agency. Wydermyer is not quite as athletic as Mike Gesicki, but is a better blocker in the run game, and has enough juice to present matchup problems with smaller linebackers and defensive backs.

21. Cleveland Browns -- David Ojabo, EDGE, Michigan (Last: 21)
Ojabo is a Jadeveon Clowney-type of player, only about eight to nine years younger. He'll take some of the pressure off him and Myles Garrett to carry the edge rush load.

22. Tennessee Titans -- Ikem Ekwonu, OT, N.C. State (Last: 32)
Tennessee's biggest need at this point is to shore up the right side of their offensive line. It's also possible that they would shift the physical Taylor Lewan to the right side, clearing the way for Ekwonu to take over on the left side.

23. Buffalo Bills -- Drake Jackson, EDGE, Southern Cal (Last: NR)
A poor combine dropped Nolan Smith out of the first round; but Jackson has the same type of profile as Smith does, only about an inch taller and a dozen pounds heavier.

24. Arizona Cardinals -- Kenyon Green, IOL, Texas A&M (Last: 24)
Green will help shore up a run game that ranked 22nd in the NFL in 2021.

25. New England Patriots -- Drake London, WR, Southern Cal (Last: 26)
The last first round receiver Bill Belichick drafted, N'Keal Harry, didn't work out too well, but he'll likely go back to that well again here. The 6-foot-5 London led the country in receptions with eighty-eight at the time of his Week 9 broken ankle.

26. Green Bay Packers -- Andrew Booth, Jr., CB, Clemson (Last: 15)
Booth has a lingering knee injury suffered in a pro day workout. If he's healthy, he'll be higher than this, but more than one league executive has noted there is some concern here. Still, knee issue or not, he's a first-round talent.

27. Baltimore Ravens -- Jaxson Kirkland, OT, Washington (Last: 30)
Played left tackle at U-Dub, but with Ronnie Stanley healthy, he'll fit in on the right side and should be Alejandro Villanueva's equal or better.

28. Dallas Cowboys -- Kaiir Elam, CB, Florida (Last: 18)
Tends to get a little grabby with his hands at times, but managed to allow just a 46.9 completion rate on his targets this past season.

29. Detroit Lions (from L.A. Rams) -- Charles Cross, OT, Mississippi State (Last: NR)
Draft-eligible sophomore doesn't have the elite size you'd want in a left tackle, but is fluid in his pass sets and rarely lets his man into his chest. In the running game, gets good leverage and while not dominating, does enough to create lanes.

30. Cincinnati Bengals -- Darius Kinnard, IOL, Kentucky (Last: NR)
Despite being a 6-foot-5 interior player, gets great bend and has a powerful first punch in the passing game. Could possibly move out to right tackle, but should be an All-Pro level guard.

31. Tampa Bay Buccaneers -- Travon Walker, DE, Georgia (Last: 17)
Ndamukong Suh retired, and the rest of the Bucs' defensive front showed some age in 2021. Look for Walker to provide a nice boost, especially in the run game at first.

32. Kansas City Chiefs -- Chris Olave, WR, Ohio State (Last: 31)
Andy Reid loves cerebral, quick receivers who run precise routes and can get open against tight coverage; Olave fits the bill here. There's some real uncertainty past this season as both Tyreek Hill and Mecole Hardman are on the final year of their current contracts.

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2022 NFL Draft: Day 1 Recap

By ESPN.com Staff | ESPN.com | April 29th, 2022

Since the initial mock drafts started trickling out, Michigan defensive end Aiden Hutchinson has remained atop each of them, and the Michigan native completed the trifecta with his top selection on Thursday night -- he played in high school, college, and now will represent his home state with the Detroit Lions.

The Wolverines didn't win the national title, as they fell 28-27 to the eventual champion Alabama Crimson Tide in a thriller for all the marbles back in January. However, with four sacks between the two games, Hutchinson cemented himself as the class' top player from the jump.

"It's a dream come true to be up here with the silver and blue jersey, and getting to stay close to home to play in the NFL," he said. "In a million years, I never thought I'd be here."

The next two picks also went according to the major prognosticators, but things started going sideways with Houston with the fourth pick. The Texans stayed in-state to take Texas A&M defensive end DeMarvin Leal, who put up a nice performance against the man who went one pick before him, Alabama tackle Evan Neal. Most mocks had them taking Notre Dame safety Kyle Hamilton. Hamilton would go two picks later to Philadelphia.

Seven of the first eight picks belonged to the defensive side of the ball, with Neal's selection the only outlier. Washington passed on a quarterback to take Jordan Davis, who fell to the eighth slot. New Orleans also passed on a quarterback at number nine, opting for wide receiver help with Ohio State receiver Garrett Wilson. It should be noted both Houston (Teddy Bridgewater) and New Orleans (Jameis Winston) signed veteran stopgaps, but Football Team apparently had Davis higher on their board.

In fact, only one quarterback was taken in the first round, and that was Missisippi's Matt Corral, who fell all the way to the 18th pick to the Raiders. Both he and Pitt's Kenny Pickett were consensus top fifteen picks; but Corral fell past that, and Pickett wasn't even selected on Day 1.

Other first round surprises were cornerback Ahmad Gardner (11th, Atlanta), guard Kenyon Green (13th, Pittsburgh), tackle Ikem Ekwonu (16th, NY Jets), and tackle Charles Cross (19th, Carolina). There were also only two trades in the entire first round. Cleveland moved up four spots from 21st overall to take Jameson Williams out of Alabama, and Green Bay moved up four spots from 26th overall with Tennessee to take Clemson cornerback Andrew Booth, Jr.

Southern Cal receiver Drake London was also passed over in the first round, as he battled durability questions following an ankle injury that cut short his season. Georgia defensive end Travon Walker, fellow Bulldog teammate Nakobe Dean, and North Carolina quarterback Sam Howell were amongst the others that were considered first-rounders that were not selected on Day 1.

The two Super Bowl participants went with different sides of the ball -- Tampa Bay grabbed Ohio State wideout Chris Olave with the 31st pick, and defending champion Kansas City took linebacker Nik Bonitto out of Oklahoma.

Among the top players still available heading into Day 2, five quarterbacks are expected to go quickly tomorrow. Pickett is likely to be one of the first off the board, with Howell, Nevada's Carson Strong, and Liberty's Malik Willis all posting top-50 grades. Cincinnati's Desmond Ridder is also considered a late second-round selection. Heisman semi-finalist Kenneth Walker III is also still available, along with Notre Dame's Kyren Williams, Alabama receiver John Metchie III, and Ohio State tackle Nicholas Petit-Frere.

NFL Draft - Round 1 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
1	Detroit Lions	Aiden Hutchinson, Michigan	EDGE	6'6"	267
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	Kayvon Thibodeaux, Oregon	EDGE	6'5"	250
3	New York Giants (from Chicago)	Evan Neal, Alabama	OT	6'7"	312
4	Houston Texans	DeMarvin Leal, Texas A&M	DE	6'4"	290
5	New York Jets	Derek Stingley, Jr., LSU	CB	6'	190
6	Philadelphia Eagles (from Miami)	Kyle Hamilton, Notre Dame	S	6'4"	215
7	Philadelphia Eagles	George Karlaftis, Purdue	DE	6'4"	270
8	Washington Football Team	Jordan Davis, Georgia	DT	6'6"	340
9	New Orleans Saints	Garrett Wilson, Ohio State	WR	6'	195
10	New York Giants	Devin Lloyd, Utah	LB	6'3"	235
11	Atlanta Falcons	Ahmad Gardner, Cincinnati	CB	6'3"	200
12	Philadelphia Eagles (from Ind.)	Tyler Linderbaum, Iowa	IOL	6'3"	290
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	Kenyon Green, Texas A&M	IOL	6'4"	325
14	Los Angeles Chargers	Trent McDuffie, Washington	CB	5'11"	195
15	Green Bay Packers (from Denver)	Treylon Burks, Arkansas	WR	6'4"	225
16	New York Jets (from Seattle)	Ikem Ekwonu, N.C. State	OT	6'4"	320
17	Cleveland Browns (from Minn.)	Jameson Williams, Alabama	WR	6'2"	195
18	Las Vegas Raiders	Matt Corral, Ole Miss	QB	6'2"	205
19	Carolina Panthers	Charles Cross, Mississippi State	OT	6'5"	300
20	Miami Dolphins (from San Fran.)	Jaxson Kirkland, Washington	OT	6'7"	315
21	Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland)	Kaiir Elam, Florida	CB	6'	195
22	Green Bay Packers (from Tenn.)	Andrew Booth, Jr., Clemson	CB	6'	200
23	Buffalo Bills	Drake Jackson, Southern Cal	DE	6'4"	250
24	Arizona Cardinals	Jalen Wydermyer, Texas A&M	TE	6'5"	270
25	New England Patriots	Daniel Faalele, Minnesota	OT	6'9"	375
26	Tennessee Titans (from Green Bay)	David Ojabo, Michigan	EDGE	6'5"	250
27	Baltimore Ravens	Darius Kinnard, Kentucky	IOL	6'5"	330
28	Dallas Cowboys	Myjai Sanders, Cincinnati	DE	6'5"	255
29	Detroit Lions (from L.A. Rams)	Nolan Smith, Georgia	EDGE	6'3"	240
30	Cincinnati Bengals	Lecitus Smith, Virginia Tech	IOL	6'4"	330
31	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Chris Olave, Ohio State	WR	6'1"	195
32	Kansas City Chiefs	Nik Bonitto, Oklahoma	EDGE	6'3"	240

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2022 NFL Draft: Day 2 Recap

By ESPN.com Staff | ESPN.com | April 29th, 2022

Quarterbacks were the name of the game on Day 2 of the 2022 NFL Draft, as five went in the first dozen selections of the second round, and a sixth went early in Round 3. In fact, two trades were made to take signal callers early on -- Houston moved up from 36th to 33rd to take Kenny Pickett out of Pitt, and Detroit was still able to grab a quarterback with the swapped pick, taking Nevada's Carson Strong. Washington Football Team also moved up one spot, 38th to 37th, to take North Carolina's Sam Howell. Washington gave division rival Philly a fifth-rounder on Day 3 tomorrow to facilitate the deal.

With Deshaun Watson's legal situation still up in the air, the Texans now have four quarterbacks on the roster -- Watson, Pickett, Davis Mills, and Teddy Bridgewater, who was brought in as insurance. There are apparently several trade deals in place as soon as Watson's situation clears up, as both Miami and Carolina have put forth trade offers, with other darkhorses like Seattle and Philly also possibilities. Miami appears to be standing by Tua Tagovailoa at this point, but there is little choice otherwise.

New Orleans and Pittsburgh grabbed quarterbacks of their own, with Cincinnati's Desmond Ridder going 41st overall to the Saints, and Liberty's Malik Willis going 45th to the Steelers. Both will likely not start right away with Jameis Winston and Jacoby Brissett as the respective projected starters going into this season, but both figure to get some run as the two franchises figure out the way forward at the position post-Brees and post-Big Ben.

The Giants used their second of two third-round picks to take Boston College's Phil Jurkovec, a guy who may have been in that top group had he not missed most of this past season with an injury, but when healthy was a talent that could have gone in the first forty selections. It also shows that the Giants are still committed to Daniel Jones as he enters year four, but Jurkovec could be a nice developmental prospect if Jones can't take the next step.

In non-quarterback news from Day 2, the first runningback off the board with the 34th pick was Notre Dame's Kyren Williams, who seriously considered returning to college for another season before declaring. The move paid off, as he was the highest Notre Dame running back to be taken since Jerome Bettis went 10th overall back in 1993. Southern Cal receiver Drake London, once thought as a surefire top-15 pick, went 46th to the Chargers. They have the makings of a salty receiving corps with Mike Williams and Keenan Allen also returning for Justin Herbert.

After just two trades on Day 1, trades came a little more fast and furious on Day 2 -- after the two trades early on for quarterbacks, the Browns traded up to the 48th spot for Michigan State runningback Kenneth Walker III. Cleveland spent their fifth-rounder to move up the five spots needed. Seattle took Ohio State tight end Jeremy Ruckert with their 'traded back' pick at 53rd overall.

After that, Dallas moved up three spots from 60 to 57 to take Auburn cornerback Roger McCreary, with Dallas spending a 2022 fifth-rounder there as well. Much later on, Buffalo moved up ten spots from 87th to 77th to take Miami tackle Zion Nelson, spending two sixth-rounders (one 2022, one 2023) to consummate the deal. Pittsburgh took Tennessee Titans' head coach Mike Vrabel's son Tyler with the 87th overall pick, as the Steel City began its offensive line rebuild in a big way in the first two days.

The last trade of Day 2 was an unexpected one -- the Chiefs moved back two spots from the 96th spot to the 98th in Round 4, as Jacksonville spent one of their four sixth-round picks to take edge rusher Brandon Smith. It's the first time that the Chiefs have moved back in the Patrick Mahomes era, but that could also be chalked up to new leadership atop the front office with first-year GM Jacqueline Davidson heading up the operation.

NFL Draft - Round 2 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
2 (33)	Houston Texans (from Detroit)	Kenny Pickett, Pittsburgh	QB	6'3"	225
2 (34)	Jacksonville Jaguars	Kyren Williams, Notre Dame	RB	6'1"	210
2 (35)	Chicago Bears	Nicholas Petit-Frere, Ohio State	OT	6'6"	310
2 (36)	Detroit Lions (from Houston)	Carson Strong, Nevada	QB	6'4"	215
2 (37)	New York Jets	Zachary Carter, Florida	DE	6'4"	275
2 (38)	Miami Dolphins	Nakobe Dean, Georgia	LB	6'	225
2 (39)	Washington Football Team (from Phila.)	Sam Howell, North Carolina	QB	6'3"	220
2 (40)	Philadelphia Eagles (from Wash.)	Travon Walker, Georgia	DE	6'4"	270
2 (41)	New Orleans Saints	Desmond Ridder, Cincinnati	QB	6'4"	210
2 (42)	New York Giants	Jermaine Johnson, Florida State	EDGE	6'4"	245
2 (43)	Atlanta Falcons	Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma	DT	6'3"	295
2 (44)	Indianapolis Colts	John Metchie III, Alabama	WR	6'1"	200
2 (45)	Pittsburgh Steelers	Malik Willis, Liberty	QB	6'1"	220
2 (46)	Los Angeles Chargers	Drake London, Southern Cal	WR	6'5"	210
2 (47)	Denver Broncos	Rasheed Walker, Penn State	OT	6'5"	315
2 (48)	Cleveland Browns (from Seattle)	Kenneth Walker III, Michigan State	RB	5'10"	210
2 (49)	Minnesota Vikings	Henry To'oto'o, Alabama	LB	6'2"	228
2 (50)	Las Vegas Raiders	Chad Muma, Wyoming	LB	6'3"	242
2 (51)	New York Jets (from Carolina)	Jalen Catalon, Arkansas	S	5'10"	201
2 (52)	San Francisco 49ers	Trevor Penning, Northern Iowa	OT	6'7"	321
2 (53)	Seattle Seahawks (from Cleveland)	Jeremy Ruckert, Ohio State	TE	6'6"	250
2 (54)	Atlanta Falcons (from Tennessee)	Jahan Dotson, Penn State	WR	5'11"	184
2 (55)	Buffalo Bills	Phidarian Mathis, Alabama	DT	6'4"	312
2 (56)	Arizona Cardinals	Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M	RB	6'1"	228
2 (57)	Dallas Cowboys (from N.E. Pats)	Roger McCreary, Auburn	CB	6'	191
2 (58)	Green Bay Packers	Zach Harrison, Ohio State	DE	6'6"	266
2 (59)	Baltimore Ravens	Sean Rhyan, UCLA	OT	6'6"	310
2 (60)	New England Patriots (from Dallas)	George Pickens, Georgia	WR	6'3"	203
2 (61)	Denver Broncos (from L.A. Rams)	Daxton Hill, Michigan	S	6'	198
2 (62)	Cincinnati Bengals	Sam Williams, Mississippi	LB	6'4"	264
2 (63)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Kyler Gordon, Washington	CB	6'	199
2 (64)	Kansas City Chiefs	Brian Asamoah II, Oklahoma	LB	6'1"	235

NFL Draft - Round 3 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
3 (65)	Detroit Lions	Christian Harris, Alabama	LB	6'3"	235
3 (66)	Jacksonville Jaguars	Brandon Joseph, Northwestern	S	6'3"	205
3 (67)	Chicago Bears	Jaquan Brisker, Penn State	S	6'1"	200
3 (68)	Houston Texans	Matt Waletzko, North Dakota	OT	6'7"	310
3 (69)	New York Jets	Lewis Cine, Georgia	S	6'2"	195
3 (70)	New York Giants (from Miami)	Sevyn Banks, Ohio State	CB	6'1"	205
3 (71)	Philadelphia Eagles	Derion Kendrick, Georgia	CB	6'	190
3 (72)	Washington Football Team	Breece Hall, Iowa State	RB	6'1"	221
3 (73)	New Orleans Saints	Emil Ekiyor, Jr., Alabama	IOL	6'4"	326
3 (74)	New York Giants	Phil Jurkovec, Boston College	QB	6'5"	230
3 (75)	Atlanta Falcons	Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame	LB	6'5"	255
3 (76)	Indianapolis Colts	Jarrett Patterson, Notre Dame	IOL	6'4"	306
3 (77)	Buffalo Bills (from Pittsburgh)	Zion Nelson, Miami (FL)	OT	6'5"	320
3 (78)	Los Angeles Chargers	Leo Chenal, Wisconsin	LB	6'2"	255
3 (79)	Denver Broncos	Ainias Smith, Texas A&M	WR	5'10"	192
3 (80)	Seattle Seahawks	Thomas Booker, Stanford	DT	6'4"	310
3 (81)	Minnesota Vikings	Trey McBride, Colorado State	TE	6'4"	260
3 (82)	Las Vegas Raiders	Demani Richardson, Texas A&M	S	6'1"	207
3 (83)	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Carolina)	Zion Johnson, Boston College	IOL	6'4"	317
3 (84)	San Francisco 49ers	Travis Jones, Connecticut	DT	6'4"	333
3 (85)	Cleveland Browns	Jordan Battle, Alabama	S	6'1"	206
3 (86)	Tennessee Titans	Zacch Pickens, South Carolina	DT	6'4"	304
3 (87)	Pittsburgh Steelers (from Buffalo)	Tyler Vrabel, Boston College	OT	6'5"	312
3 (88)	Arizona Cardinals	Cade Mayes, Tennessee	IOL	6'6"	327
3 (89)	New England Patriots	Bubba Bolden, Miami (FL)	S	6'3"	206
3 (90)	Green Bay Packers	Rachaad White, Arizona State	RB	6'2"	207
3 (91)	Baltimore Ravens	Abraham Lucas, Washington State	OT	6'7"	319
3 (92)	Dallas Cowboys	Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina	TE	6'4"	240
3 (93)	Denver Broncos (from L.A. Rams)	Christopher Allen, Alabama	EDGE	6'4"	243
3 (94)	Cincinnati Bengals	Coby Bryant, Cincinnati	CB	6'1"	198
3 (95)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Brian Robinson, Jr., Alabama	RB	6'1"	228
3 (96)	Jacksonville Jaguars (from K.C. Chiefs)	Brandon Smith, Penn State	EDGE	6'3"	241

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Chiefs Draft In Review

By Tyler Barrister | Kansas City Star | April 30th, 2022

With six picks on Day Three, Kansas City went offense-heavy, taking two wideouts, a runningback, and an offensive tackle. Their first pick of the day, however, was on defense as they took Florida A&M safety Markquese Bell with the 98th overall selection. It was the pick they traded back to right at the end of Day Two with Jacksonville. With their sixth-round pick they acquired from the Jaguars, they took Indiana receiver Ty Fryfogle. The other receiver they took was in the fourth round in Nevada receiver Romeo Doubs; a bigger target than the Chiefs normally have, at 6-foot-2 and 205 pounds.

There were only two trades on the third day of the draft, but the Chiefs were involved in one of them -- they dealt their 2023 sixth-round pick to move up twelve spots in the fifth round to take Missouri runningback Tyler Badie, who led the SEC in rushing yards this past season. The only other trade saw the Texans deal a 2023 fifth-rounder to the Vikings for a sixth-round selection (177th) this year. Houston took Georgia defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt with that pick.

The other defensive player they took was a local-area talent in Missouri Western State's Sam Webb, who played in the shadow of the Chiefs' practice facility in St. Joseph, Mo. At 6-foot-2, Webb is not traditionally the type of corner that Steve Spagnuolo prefers, but he noted that he could eventually end up as a deep safety, or even a guy like Daniel Sorensen as a box safety.

Kansas City also introduced their top selection, 32nd overall pick Nik Bonitto, at a press conference in Arrowhead's media room where he took questions from the local reporters in attendance. Bonitto will join fellow Oklahoma draftee and linebacker Brian Asamoah II in the Red & Gold, as he was taken with the 64th overall pick two days ago.

Team president Brett Veach and GM Jacqueline Davidson were asked why they took linebackers with their first two picks when they've heavily invested in the position the past two drafts with Willie Gay and Nick Bolton, but Veach answered by noting Bonitto has a special type of skillset that would lend him as playing more of a role on the edge, rather than as a traditional stand-up linebacker.

"I'm not going to throw this comparison around lightly, but we saw him extensively on tape, and immediately reminded us of Micah Parsons," said Veach. "He's about the same size, build, and arm length. Primarily, he was an outside linebacker in Oklahoma's scheme, but this is a guy that can come in and give tackles and quarterbacks fits on the outside. His first step is outstanding."

Asamoah was considered the top pass coverage linebacker prospect in the draft class, and should pair with Gay as a pretty salty coverage duo. One of the weaknesses the past few seasons has been defending runningbacks and tight ends out of the backfield, and the upgrades in speed ands athleticism across the board at the second level in the last three drafts should really show itself in 2022.

"Kansas City has completely transformed their linebacker room in just a few short years," said ESPN analyst Mel Kiper, Jr., just after the Chiefs took Asamoah with that selection. "With Willie Gay two years ago, who is now healthy and productive; Nick Bolton was a real underrated player as a rookie...and now you add Nik Bonitto and Brian Asamoah to that? The Chiefs have no real weakness on defense now, especially if they decide to keep Frank Clark and re-structure, because the second level was clearly a sore spot for them up until last year."

With none of the trio of Demarcus Robinson, Byron Pringle, or Josh Gordon returning, the Chiefs moved in on two receivers in this draft; including the free agent signing of former Dallas Cowboy Cedrick Wilson. Even with these three newcomers in the fold, it's highly unlikely they sign both Tyreek Hill or Mecole Hardman to extensions, as both players' current deals expire after this season. It's also possible the Chiefs aren't done at receiver, as the 2023 class looks to be solid at the position as well.

Hill, Hardman, and Wilson figure to be the top three, but after that is a mystery -- the team still has 2020 fifth-rounder Cornell Powell on the roster, along with returnees Gehrig Dieter, Marcus Kemp, and Daurice Fountain. In past years, Kemp would likely have a spot sewn up due to his special teams prowess, but will likely have a harder road to a roster spot with more bodies in camp this year.

The Chiefs also didn't address the tight end spot aside from signing Boston College's Trae Barry as an undrafted free agent; and they also spent draft capital to move up in Round 5 and take a running back that could have been there twelve picks later. They decided to wait until the very last selection of the draft to address the offensive line, drafting Kentucky tackle Dare Rosenthal as the 2022 NFL Draft's Mr. Irrelevant.

Among the undrafted free agents signed, the most intriguing might be Matt Araiza out of San Diego State, who was thought to be the only drafted specialist this season, but somehow made it out of the entire draft. The Chiefs scooped him up, but not without a cost -- they had to guarantee a little bit of cash to get him to sign as a priority UDFA, as a 'dozen or so' other teams looked to sign him, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. The Chiefs already have a pretty solid punter in third-year pro Tommy Townsend, but it appears that there might be some competition in camp this year.

Below are the results from the final four rounds of the draft, and a more complete review of the Chiefs' undrafted free agent signings will also be covered in the coming days.

NFL Draft - Round 4 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
4 (97)	Cleveland Browns (from Detroit)	Zion Tupuola-Fetui, Washington	EDGE	6'5"	260
4 (98)	Kansas City Chiefs (from J'ville)	Markquese Bell, Florida A&M	S	6'3"	205
4 (99)	New York Giants (from Chicago)	Zamir White, Georgia	RB	6'	210
4 (100)	Carolina Panthers (from Houston)	Tiawan Mullen, Cincinnati	S	5'10"	183
4 (101)	Seattle Seahawks (from N.Y. Jets)	Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina	DE	6'4"	265
4 (102)	Miami Dolphins	Ventrell Miller, Florida	LB	6'1"	226
4 (103)	Philadelphia Eagles	Olakunle Fatukasi, Rutgers	LB	6'2"	241
4 (104)	Washington Football Team	Akayleb Evans, Missouri	CB	6'2"	200
4 (105)	New Orleans Saints	Jermaine Waller, VIrginia Tech	CB	6'1"	183
4 (106)	Baltimore Ravens (from N.Y. Giants)	Jake Haener, Fresno State	QB	6'1"	198
4 (107)	Atlanta Falcons	Will McDonald IV, Iowa State	LB	6'4"	245
4 (108)	Indianapolis Colts	Xavier Henderson, Michigan State	S	6'1"	210
4 (109)	Miami Dolphins (from Pittsburgh)	Tyler Goodson, Iowa	RB	5'10"	205
4 (110)	Los Angeles Chargers	Thayer Munford, Ohio State	OT	6'6"	320
4 (111)	Denver Broncos	Cole Turner, Nevada	TE	6'6"	240
4 (112)	Seattle Seahawks	Josh Jobe, Alabama	CB	6'1"	196
4 (113)	New York Jets (from Minnesota)	Wan'dale Robinson, Kentucky	WR	5'11"	188
4 (114)	Las Vegas Raiders	Justyn Ross, Clemson	WR	6'4"	207
4 (115)	New York Jets (from Carolina)	DeAngelo Malone, Western Kentucky	DE	6'4"	244
4 (116)	Kansas City Chiefs (from S.F.)	Romeo Doubs, Nevada	WR	6'2"	200
4 (117)	Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland)	Arnold Ebiketie, Penn State	DE	6'4"	256
4 (118)	Tennessee Titans	Obinna Eze, TCU	OT	6'8"	324
4 (119)	Buffalo Bills	Mykael Wright, Oregon	CB	5'11"	178
4 (120)	Baltimore Ravens (from Arizona)	Alontae Taylor, Tennessee	CB	6'	206
4 (121)	New England Patriots	Ed Ingram, LSU	IOL	6'4"	320
4 (122)	Tennessee Titans (from Green Bay)	Tre'vius Hodges, TCU	CB	5'9"	187
4 (123)	Baltimore Ravens	Tyreke Smith, Ohio State	DE	6'3"	265
4 (124)	Dallas Cowboys	Brock Purdy, Iowa State	QB	6'1"	215
4 (125)	Detroit Lions (from L.A. Rams)	Xavier Thomas, Clemson	DE	6'2"	265
4 (126)	Cincinnati Bengals	Amare Barno, Virginia Tech	DE	6'6"	270
4 (127)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Sam LaPorta, Iowa	TE	6'4"	250
4 (128)	San Francisco 49ers (from K.C.)	Brenton Cox, Jr., Florida	LB	6'4"	251

NFL Draft - Round 5 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
5 (129)	Denver Broncos (from Detroit)	Tyree Johnson, Texas A&M	EDGE	6'4"	244
5 (130)	Jacksonville Jaguars	Jeremiah Gemmel, North Carolina	LB	6'1"	228
5 (131)	Baltimore Ravens (from Chicago)	Cade Otton, Washington	TE	6'5"	250
5 (132)	Chicago Bears (from Houston)	Kyu Blu Kelly, Stanford	CB	6'1"	189
5 (133)	New York Jets	Austin Stogner, Oklahoma	TE	6'6"	251
5 (134)	Miami Dolphins	Tyler Johnson, Arizona State	DE	6'4"	280
5 (135)	Philadelphia Eagles	Jesse Luketa, Penn State	LB	6'3"	247
5 (136)	Philadelphia Eagles (from Wash. FT)	Jake Ferguson, Wisconsin	TE	6'5"	252
5 (137)	New Orleans Saints	Terrel Bernard, Baylor	LB	6'1"	222
5 (138)	New York Giants	Haskell Garrett, Ohio State	DT	6'2"	300
5 (139)	Baltimore Ravens (from Atlanta)	Blaise Andries, Minnesota	IOL	6'6"	335
5 (140)	Indianapolis Colts	Max Borghi, Washington State	RB	5'10"	198
5 (141)	Kansas City Chiefs (from Pitt. via N.Y. Jets)	Tyler Badie, Missouri	RB	5'8"	194
5 (142)	Los Angeles Chargers	Logan Hall, Houston	DE	6'6"	278
5 (143)	Denver Broncos	Brittain Brown, UCLA	RB	6'1"	207
5 (144)	Seattle Seahawks	Braxton Jones, Southern Utah	OT	6'7"	310
5 (145)	Carolina Panthers (from Minnesota)	Mike Miranda, Penn State	IOL	6'4"	310
5 (146)	Las Vegas Raiders	Zach Charbonnet, UCLA	RB	6'1"	222
5 (147)	Carolina Panthers	Alec Lindstrom, Boston College	IOL	6'3"	300
5 (148)	San Francisco 49ers	Jack Jones, Arizona State	CB	5'10"	176
5 (149)	Seattle Seahawks (from Cleveland)	Dustin Crum, Kent State	QB	6'3"	208
5 (150)	Tennessee Titans	Jerreth Sterns, Western Kentucky	WR	5'9"	193
5 (151)	Buffalo Bills	Jalen Nailor, Michigan State	WR	6'	190
5 (152)	Philadelphia Eagles (from Arizona)	Dylan Wonnum, South Carolina	OT	6'5"	310
5 (153)	Las Vegas Raiders (from N.E. Patriots)	Chasen Hines, LSU	IOL	6'3"	347
5 (154)	Green Bay Packers	Brant Kuithe, Utah	TE	6'2"	238
5 (155)	Baltimore Ravens	Nate Landman, Colorado	LB	6'3"	235
5 (156)	New England Patriots (from Dallas)	Tyler Smith, Tulsa	OT	6'6"	322
5 (157)	Los Angeles Rams	Ricky Stromberg, Arkansas	IOL	6'4"	310
5 (158)	Cincinnati Bengals	Owen Pappoe, Auburn	LB	6'1"	226
5 (159)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Keeanu Benton, Wisconsin	DT	6'4"	317
5 (160)	New York Giants (from K.C. Chiefs)	Brent Laing, Minnesota State - M	IOL	6'4"	294

NFL Draft - Round 6 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
6 (161)	Detroit Lions	Jaquarii Roberson, Wake Forest	WR	6'2"	186
6 (162)	Jacksonville Jaguars	David Bell, Purdue	WR	6'2"	210
6 (163)	Chicago Bears	Kevin Jarvis, Michigan State	IOL	6'6"	321
6 (164)	Green Bay Packers (from Houston)	Bailey Zappe, Western Kentucky	QB	6'1"	210
6 (165)	Minnesota Vikings (from N.Y. Jets)	Jalen Pitre, Baylor	S	6'	198
6 (166)	Chicago Bears (from Miami)	Christian Watson, ND State	WR	6'5"	210
6 (167)	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Phila.)	Bernhard Raimann, Central Michigan	OT	6'7"	310
6 (168)	Washington Football Team	Zakoby McClain, Auburn	LB	6'	221
6 (169)	Houston Texans (from N.O. Saints)	Pierre Strong, Jr., South Dakota St.	RB	5'11"	210
6 (170)	New York Giants	Nick Muse, South Carolina	TE	6'5"	248
6 (171)	Atlanta Falcons	Jerrion Ealy, Ole Miss	RB	5'9"	183
6 (172)	Denver Broncos (from Ind.)	LaBryan Ray, Alabama	DE	6'5"	288
6 (173)	Kansas City Chiefs (from Jax)	Ty Fryfogle, Indiana	WR	6'2"	205
6 (174)	Los Angeles Chargers	Bryan Cook, Cincinnati	S	6'1"	207
6 (175)	San Francisco 49ers (from Denver)	Tre Turner, Virginia Tech	WR	6'2"	193
6 (176)	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Seattle)	Grant Calcaterra, SMU	TE	6'5"	248
6 (177)	Houston Texans (from Minnesota)	Devonte Wyatt, Georgia	DT	6'3"	317
6 (178)	Carolina Panthers (from Las Vegas)	Blaze Alldredge, Missouri	LB	6'2"	223
6 (179)	Pittsburgh Steelers (from Carolina)	Ben Brown, Ole Miss	IOL	6'5"	312
6 (180)	Houston Texans (from San Francisco)	Logan Bruss, Wisconsin	IOL	6'5"	315
6 (181)	Cleveland Browns	Nick Brahms, Auburn	IOL	6'4"	303
6 (182)	Tennessee Titans	Amari Gainer, Florida State	LB	6'3"	237
6 (183)	Buffalo Bills	Tanner Morgan, Minnesota	QB	6'2"	217
6 (184)	Arizona Cardinals	Tyler Davis, Clemson	DT	6'2"	302
6 (185)	New England Patriots	Channing Tindall, Georgia	LB	6'2"	230
6 (186)	Green Bay Packers	Khalan Tolson, Illinois	LB	6'	236
6 (187)	Pittsburgh Steelers (from Baltimore)	Xavier Hutchinson, Iowa State	WR	6'3"	207
6 (188)	Dallas Cowboys	Zonovan Knight, NC State	RB	5'11"	201
6 (189)	New England Patriots (from L.A. Rams)	Jamaree Salyer, Georgia	IOL	6'4"	325
6 (190)	Cincinnati Bengals	Smoke Monday, Auburn	S	6'3"	201
6 (191)	Philadelphia Eagles (from Tampa Bay)	Marquis Hayes, Oklahoma	IOL	6'5"	342
6 (192)	Minnesota Vikings (from Kansas City)	Jack Snyder, San Jose State	IOL	6'5"	310

NFL Draft - Round 7 Recap
Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Ht	Wt
7 (193)	Chicago Bears (from Detroit Lions)	Quay Walker, Georgia	LB	6'4"	240
7 (194)	New York Jets (from Jacksonville)	James Empey, BYU	IOL	6'4"	308
7 (195)	Green Bay Packers (from Chicago)	Josh Proctor, Ohio State	S	6'2"	195
7 (196)	Miami Dolphins (from Houston)	Dreshun Miller, Auburn	CB	6'2"	194
7 (197)	Pittsburgh Steelers (from NY Jets)	Riley Moss, Iowa	CB	6'1"	194
7 (198)	Los Angeles Rams (from Miami)	Myron Cunningham, Arkansas	IOL	6'6"	325
7 (199)	Indianpolis Colts (from Phila.)	Kellen Diesch, Arizona State	OT	6'7"	308
7 (200)	Philadelphia (from Wash. FT)	Jalen Tolbert, South Alabama	WR	6'3"	191
7 (201)	New Orleans Saints	Damone Clark, LSU	LB	6'3"	245
7 (202)	New York Giants	Max Mitchell, Louisiana	OT	6'6"	305
7 (203)	Atlanta Falcons	Kenderick Duncan, Louisville	S	6'3"	225
7 (204)	Indianapolis Colts	DJ Dale, Alabama	DT	6'3"	300
7 (205)	Pittsburgh Steelers	Ali Gaye, LSU	DE	6'6"	252
7 (206)	Los Angeles Chargers	Jack Coan, Notre Dame	QB	6'4"	230
7 (207)	Denver Broncos	Leon O'Neal, Jr., Texas A&M	S	6'1"	212
7 (208)	Seattle Seahawks	James Cook, Georgia	RB	5'11"	193
7 (209)	New York Jets (from Minnesota)	Boye Mafe, Minnesota	DE	6'4"	265
7 (210)	Kansas City Chiefs (from N.E. via L.V.)	Sam Webb, Missouri Western	CB	6'2"	195
7 (211)	Las Vegas Raiders	Zay Flowers, Boston College	WR	5'10"	187
7 (212)	San Francisco 49ers	Noah Gindorff, North Dakota St.	TE	6'6"	271
7 (213)	Minnesota Vikings (from Cleveland)	Eric Douglas, South Carolina	IOL	6'4"	306
7 (214)	Carolina Panthers	Aaron Frost, Nevada	IOL	6'5"	310
7 (215)	Buffalo Bills	Greg Dulcich, UCLA	TE	6'4"	245
7 (216)	Arizona Cardinals	Cameron Goode, Cal	EDGE	6'4"	244
7 (217)	New England Patriots	Myles Jones, Texas A&M	CB	6'4"	191
7 (218)	Green Bay Packers	Tyrese Robinson, Oklahoma	IOL	6'3"	324
7 (219)	Jacksonville Jaguars (from Baltimore)	Jordan Strachan, South Carolina	EDGE	6'4"	240
7 (220)	New England Patriots (from Dallas)	Luke Wattenberg, Washington	IOL	6'5"	300
7 (221)	Los Angeles Rams	Daniel Bellinger, San Diego State	TE	6'6"	254
7 (222)	New York Giants (from Cincinnati)	Dontario Drummond, Ole Miss	WR	6'1"	204
7 (223)	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Wanya Morris, Oklahoma	IOL	6'5"	321
7 (224)	Kansas City Chiefs	Dare Rosenthal, Kentucky	OT	6'7"	322

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K.C. Signs Eighteen UDFA

By Tyler Barrister | Kansas City Star | May 2nd, 2022

Kansas City has signed eighteen rookies post-draft as undrafted free agents, including two priority UDFA in defensive tackle Dante Stills and punter Matt Araiza, who handled all kicking duties for San Diego State; and won the Ray Guy Award as the nation's top punter this past season. He was only sixth in net yardage at 44.2 yards per punt, but grossed over 4,000 punt yards, and led the country in gross average at 51.4 yards per boot, including air-traveled punts of 81 and 86 yards.

Stills had six sacks and thirty-two tackles, including thirteen for loss this past season for the Mountaineers. He was considering returning to the West Virginia program, but decided to pass on his bonus year to take a chance on the NFL Draft. He'll have a real opportunity to make a roster that is in need of some depth on the interior of the front four, with Chris Jones and Derrick Nnadi as the only proven players there. Jarran Reed signed with the Rams this past offseason, and only Tershawn Wharton and Khalen Saunders return along with the aforementioned Jones and Nnadi.

A handful of undrafted players earn some guaranteed scratch to sign with teams if they slip through the cracks, and are designated as 'priority' if they sign for guaranteed money. Florida defensive end Jerimiah Moon (Indianapolis), Ohio State defensive lineman Tyler Friday (New Orleans), and Fresno State halfback Ronnie Rivers (Houston) were all players that earned priority deals with their respective teams.

The Chiefs also signed a veteran defensive back in the hours after the draft, as former second-round pick of the Carolina Panthers, Donte Jackson, signed a one-year deal worth $3.75 million, including $1 million guaranteed. Jackson recorded a dozen interceptions in the past four years, but had missed at least 25% of the team's games from 2019 through 2021 due to various injuries. When healthy, Jackson is a decent, above average player -- but it's a pretty big qualifier.

Jackson is the only the most recent high draft pick to be acquired by the Chiefs at the position, joining Damon Arnette, Jr., who signed for $2.5 million over the offseason. Mike Hughes left in free agency, but was acquired from the Vikings prior to the 2021 season for a late-round pick. DeAndre Baker was also acquired via trade before the 2020 season trade deadline, and was brought back on a one-year league minimum deal for 2022.

Among the remaining free agents, they signed two quarterbacks (Skylar Thompson, EJ Perry); including one with a local-area tie (Thompson, Kansas State). Perry played collegiately at Brown University in the Ivy League. Joining Sooner teammates already on the roster is fullback Jeremiah Hall, along with a pair of Boston College teammates in tight end Trae Barry and linebacker Isaiah Graham-Mobley. South Carolina teammates Sherrod Greene, a linebacker, and RJ Roderick, a safety, will also be in rookie camp.

Others are guard Andrew Vorhees (Southern Cal), defensive ends Ryder Anderson (Indiana) and Ali Fayad (Western Michigan), linebackers DeMarvion Overshown (Texas), Kana'i Mauga (Southern Cal), and Andre Roberts (Oregon State), and safety Chris Jefferson (Findlay).

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2022 Schedule Released

By Tyler Barrister | Kansas City Star | May 5th, 2022

By virtue of being a division winner and Super Bowl champion, the Chiefs have a tough draw again for the upcoming season. They'll draw the NFC West as the cross-conference division this year, while also playing games at home against Tampa Bay, Indianpolis, San Francisco, Arizona, Baltimore, and Jacksonville. On the road, they'll play at Houston, Buffalo, Tennessee, Seattle, and the Rams. All but three (Jacksonville, Seattle, Houston) were playoff teams this past season.


As has become custom the last few years, the opening Thursday night matchup will be a dandy -- Kansas City will host Tampa Bay on Thursday night at Arrowhead to open the 2022 season on September 8th. The Chiefs will also travel to Tampa to open the preseason portion of the schedule at 7 PM Central on August 13th, which is a Saturday. They'll play their only preseason home game the following Saturday against Philadelphia, while they head to Green Bay to close out the preseason on the 27th, also a Saturday. Both of those games are at 8 PM Central time.


The Chiefs will play Sunday night prime time games at Buffalo in Week 5, at the Rams in Week 10, and on Monday night at Seattle on Week 17. They also play their first Thanksgiving game in over a decade, as the Chiefs/Chargers matchup on the 24th of November will be the nightcap game on that day. It's the first time for the Chiefs being on Thanksgiving since 2006, when they beat the Broncos 19-10 at home. The Chargers' last Thanksgiving game was in 2017, when they rolled up on the Cowboys in Dallas by a 28-6 score. Before that, they hadn't played on Thanksgiving since the 1969 season, when they were in San Diego.


In addition to the Buccaneers to open the season on Thursday night, they'll also play home games in prime time against Arizona (Week 9) and Baltimore (Week 14).

Kansas City Chiefs 2022-23 Regular Season Schedule
DATE	OPPONENT	RESULT
Sep 8	vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Thurs.)
Sep 18	vs Indianapolis Colts
Sep 25	vs Los Angeles Chargers
Oct 3	at Las Vegas Raiders (Mon.)
Oct 9	at Buffalo Bills (Sun.)
BYE
Oct 23	vs San Francisco 49ers
Oct 31	at Las Vegas Raiders (Mon.)
Nov 6	vs Arizona Cardinals (Sun.)
Nov 13	at Los Angeles Rams (Sun.)
Nov 20	vs Denver Broncos
Nov 24	at Los Angeles Chargers (Thurs.)
Dec 4	at Denver Broncos
Dec 11	vs Baltimore Ravens (Sun.)
Dec 18	at Houston Texans
Dec 25	vs Jacksonville Jaguars
Jan 2	at Seattle Seahawks (Mon.)
Jan 8	at Tennessee Titans

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Clark Traded To Cincinnati

By Tyler Barrister | Kansas City Star | June 3rd, 2022

Kansas City found a taker for defensive end Frank Clark, as the Chiefs acquired a 2023 sixth-round selection from the Cincinnati Bengals in return. Charges stemming from a weapons infraction were dropped by prosecutors in southern California, which helped precipitate a deal after the June 1 cut/trade date.


The Chiefs will eat $6.8 million in dead cap in each of the next two seasons, leaving the Bengals on the hook for the remaining $40 million; although he is now penalty-free for Cincinnati. He's slated to earn $19 million in 2022, and $21 million in 2023.


Despite not quite living up to the contract that he signed after being acquired prior to the 2019 season, Clark still contributed 21.5 sacks over his three seasons with the Chiefs, earning two Pro Bowl bids and winning two Super Bowl rings. The Chiefs are very likely to move first-round edge rusher pick Nik Bonitto to defensive end after playing mainly outside linebacker in college at Oklahoma, and brought on several more pass rush types in Ryder Anderson and Ali Fayad as undrafted free agents.


On his Twitter page (@TheRealFrankC), Clark tweeted out a goodbye post, thanking the fans for sticking with him through the "high and low" times. He'll join a Cincinnati front four that is already pretty good, as he'll rotate in with Sam Hubbard and Trey Hendrickson, the latter of which was a second-team All-Pro.


With the Bengals expected to be a solid club over the next few seasons, it's more likely that the pick is towards the back end of the sixth round, but picks that late are typically dart throws -- although the greatest 'dart throw' of all time, Tom Brady, came from that round.