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4 Chiefs Who Must Be Re-Signed to Begin 2025 Offseason

By Joseph Grassano

Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (8) controls the ball against Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks (42) during the second half of Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins (8) controls the ball against Philadelphia Eagles linebacker Oren Burks (42) during the second half of Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-Imagn Images / Bill Streicher-Imagn Images
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2. Justin Reid, S

Justin Reid has been a solid safety for Kansas City since joining the team in 2021. In three regular seasons with the Chiefs, Reid has recorded 265 tackles, 12 tackles for loss, 11 QB hits, four sacks, one forced fumble, and three interceptions. Furthermore, Reid has finished with an overall grade and a pass coverage grade of 73.0 or better in two seasons (2022,2024), according to PFF.

Reid also finished the 2023 and 2024 seasons with a tackling grade of 75.0 or better. Having a dependable player patrolling the back end of the defense is important. That said, Reid struggled in both the 2022 and 2023 playoffs, finishing with overall grades of 54.9 in 2022 and 59.1 in 2023.

Thankfully, Reid had a stellar 2024 postseason, recording a run defense grade of 85.9, a tackling grade of 76.8, a pass coverage grade of 60.7, and an overall grade of 71.1. Showing up like that in the playoffs definitely shows why Reid deserves to be back in Kansas City.

Nevertheless, Reid will now be looking for his third contract, which may get pricey. Still, the Chiefs must make as competitive of an offer as they can to keep Reid around.

3. DeAndre Hopkins, WR

Asserting that the Chiefs must re-sign DeAndre Hopkins might be a little too strong. It's not like the 32-year-old receiver had some kind of career resurgence in his 13 games (10 regular season and 3 postseason games) with Kansas City. However, he did provide a reliable target for Mahomes in the regular season.

In 2024, Hopkins caught 69% (41/59) of his passes for 437 yards and four touchdowns. Although Hopkins lacks the speed he once had, his route running and ability to find holes in zones are unmatched.

That said, Hopkins' playoff run wasn't anything to write home about. In three playoff games, Hopkins caught 37% (3/8) of his passes for 29 yards and one touchdown. Hopkins's biggest blemish was a wide-open drop in the Super Bowl.

A veteran like Hopkins should never drop a wide-open pass like that. Despite that bad drop, Hopkins remains the best option among the Chiefs' expiring wide receivers to re-sign. This becomes increasingly true if tight end Travis Kelce decides to retire.

It will be interesting to see if general manager Brett Veach sees it the same way.

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