6 Chiefs Playing Their Way Out of Kansas City's 2025 Plans

Even though the Kansas City Chiefs are 7-0 to begin the season, not everyone is playing perfectly. Here are six players who might not return for the 2025 campaign.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid before the game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi's Stadium. / Kyle Terada-Imagn Images

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3. Kingsley Suamataia, OT

Remember when Kingsley Suamataia was supposed to be the Chiefs' starting left tackle this season? The former BYU blocker was drafted 63rd overall by the franchise in April with the expectation that he could properly protect quarterback Patrick Mahomes for years to come.

Well, that experiment only lasted the first two games before the Chiefs promoted Wanya Morris to the starting LT role. Suamataia simply played too poorly in his first two NFL appearances to justify more opportunities, surrendering five pressures while taking two penalties on 64 passing downs.

Since his demotion, Suamataia has barely seen any playing time. The 21-year-old rookie has only played six offensive snaps in the last five games compared to the 23 he's played on special teams during that stretch. It's possible that Suamataia could start again if Morris' current struggles linger, however, it's hard to imagine the former providing much of an improvement based on what we've seen thus far.

Even though it's only his first NFL season, Suamataia must be better as a second-round pick. Otherwise, the Chiefs could look to replace his roster spot as early as the offseason.

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