Kansas City Chiefs Trade & Struggle To Stay Under Salary Cap

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When Chiefs fans process the move, their biggest question will be “Why?” At 32 years old, Thuney remained one of the top guards in the NFL and even moved to left tackle as the Chiefs made their run through the playoffs. But a deeper look reveals that there was more than just acquiring a draft pick as the motive of the trade and it could help a difficult contract negotiation for Kansas City heading into free agency.

One of the biggest motivations to trade Thuney to Chicago is the contract drama surrounding Trey Smith. Smith was slated to be one of the top free agents on this year’s market but the Chiefs squashed that by placing the franchise tag on him during last week’s NFL Scouting Combine. . . . If the NFL didn’t have a salary cap, keeping both players would be feasible. But we don’t live in that world and the Chiefs had to decide between keeping (Trey) Smith or Thuney.

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