Free Agency 2022 Almost here

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(03-08-2022, 10:06 AM)Luvnit2 Wrote: FYI
This is KC updated cap (over 4 million over) after they gave out the roster bonuses and kicked the can down the road. They also already cut a starting LB Kitchens due to cap issues already.

https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cap/

They have only Hill signed at WR and the big one not under contract is Tyler Mathieu who will not be cheap. They have do something by the 16th to shed over 4 million in salary cap.

So< yes I say they are cap hill and will be doing a lot of cap gymnastics to keep key players and likely will have to make some cuts as well,

Assuming you mean Hitchens and autocorrect got you. He was probably gone even if they had a ton of cap space. I think they were just finally able to get out from that contract. They signed him as a FA for 5yr/$45m and he put up (if you care about PFF)... 39.8, 48.8, 50.5, and 44.1 graded seasons. They signed him coming off a 73.0 season. His share of the defensive snaps on the Chiefs has decreased each season.

Nobody is willing to take a $12.6m cap hit for a bad part-time LB, regardless of cap scenario. Doubly so when the Chiefs spent a 1st and a 2nd round pick on young LBs the last two years.

Extending Hill would actually create a ton of cap space, and how many more great weapons do you need when you already have an All Pro WR and an All Pro TE? 

They'll be fine. "Cap hell" is a vastly overblown thing for people toeing the company line for teams who don't want to or are incapable of manipulating the cap at will. They are about to start cashing in on a $10b/yr broadcast deal, the cap is going to rise to over $250m by 2024. There will be plenty of cap space down the road.