On Tuesday, the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs reportedly introduced again most gamers from their season-ending observe squad on reserve/future contracts. Such pacts change into official firstly of the league 12 months.
Usually, with no assured wage, reserve/future contracts ought to finest be seen as tryout alternatives whereas the crew awaits unrestricted free company and the NFL Draft.
Two extra gamers who ended the season on Kansas Metropolis’s observe squad are reportedly staying, per the NFL’s official transactions studies from Wednesday and Thursday.
Firkser’s minimal wage at his expertise will probably be $1.255 million. Nonetheless, he’ll qualify for the veteran wage profit to solely have a wage cap cost of $1.03 million — the minimal wage for gamers with two credited seasons.
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On Thursday, operating again Keaontay Ingram agreed to stick with the Chiefs. The previous Arizona Cardinals sixth-round choice joined Kansas Metropolis’s observe squad late within the 2023 season. Ingram was briefly on the Chiefs’ 53-man roster this season after the damage to starter Isiah Pacheco. After just one look, nevertheless, he was waived after which re-signed to the observe squad.
The previous USC Trojan has 134 profession speeding yards and a landing, all with Arizona. With two accrued seasons, his listed wage ought to be $1.03 million.
With these strikes, the Chiefs now have 50 gamers below contract for the offseason. We estimate the crew to be about $4.4 million below the wage cap.
