Chiefs Already Preparing to Lose Top Player This Offseason

The Kansas City Chiefs are 9-0 on the season and have their sights set on winning their third straight Super Bowl title.

While that is the main objective in front of them, people in the national media are looking ahead to the 2025 offseason. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler and Matt Bowen released an article on the top 25 free agents this coming spring. The Chiefs have two guys on this list with Nick Bolton and Trey Smith.

The early reports cast doubt on Kansas City's ability to re-sign Smith this offseason.

Chiefs Rumors: Chiefs May Not Be Able to Re-Sign Trey Smith

Fowler adds that Kansas City would like to re-sign Smith but knows it will be difficult on the open market.

"The Chiefs would love to re-sign Smith but know that will be tough. In fact, there's an expectation that Smith could become the highest-paid guard in the NFL. The top of the market currently sits at $21.5 million per year, and the Chiefs are at least bracing for life without him because of that price. Smith is a top-10 interior lineman in the league, and the Panthers giving Robert Hunt a $100 million free agency deal back in March had to get Smith's attention."

- Jeremy Fowler

Smith was selected in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft and has developed into one of the best guards in the league. This season, he has an 80.5 overall grade and has allowed zero sacks. In the run game, he moves defenders with ease and has the finesse to be a quality pass-blocker.

Chris Lindstrom and Robert Hunt are the two guards in the NFL who make at least $20 million a year and Smith could shatter those numbers.

That would be tough for the Chiefs to match and there's a chance that Smith walks in free agency. We'll have to see if his market materializes to that but there is a high likelihood that it does.

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