{"id":45059,"date":"2025-03-20T09:04:47","date_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=45059"},"modified":"2025-03-20T09:04:47","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T09:04:47","slug":"breaking-chiefs-re-sign-25-year-old-free-agent-at-area-of-need","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=45059","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Andy-Reid52-e1742429195269.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need: Report\" width=\"780\" height=\"437\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs were able to re-sign another free agent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Kansas City Chiefs came to terms with another one of their unrestricted free agents on March 19, re-signing defensive tackle Marlon Tuipulotu.<\/p>\n<p>NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo was one of the first to report the news, relaying: \u201cThe Chiefs are re-signing DL Marlon Tuipulotu, per his agents @NessMugrabi and @davidcanter of @aurasportsgroup. The former sixth-round pick of the [Philadelphia] Eagles was on KC\u2019s roster for most of the regular season in 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Tuipulotu has yet to truly make a large impact with the Chiefs, he\u2019s only 25 years old and still has a whole lot of potential at what is a probably the biggest area of need on the KC roster.<\/p>\n<p>The 6-foot-2 Tuipulotu appeared in 2 games after joining the Chiefs, recording 1 tackle for a loss and 4 total tackles, but he could be called upon more in 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Kansas City already lost veteran defensive tackles Derrick Nnadi and Tershawn Wharton in free agency, and Mike Pennel has yet to re-sign. This is a position that the Chiefs could also target in the draft but for now, Tuipulotu returns to provide some much-needed depth behind Chris Jones and newcomer Jerry Tillery.<\/p>\n<p>Tuipulotu has tallied 3.0 career sacks and 5 career tackles for a loss at the NFL level.<\/p>\n<h2>Looking at Chiefs DT Marlon Tuipulotu\u2019s Strengths &amp; Weaknesses as an Interior Defensive Lineman<\/h2>\n<p>Tuipulotu is a little bit undersized to play nose tackle, or line up in the A-Gap, but has done so at times throughout his career.<\/p>\n<p>According to Pro Football Focus, Tuipulotu has logged 289 defensive snaps lined up in the B-Gap throughout his professional career, with 140 snaps lined up over the offensive tackle, 90 snaps in the A-Gap and 7 snaps outside the tackle. So, there\u2019s some versatility there but Tuipulotu is probably a three-technique DT at heart.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s where the Chiefs mostly used him in 2024, as he lined up in the B-Gap 53 times compared to 7 in the A-Gap and 1 over the tackle.<\/p>\n<p>As for strengths and weaknesses, Tuipulotu seems to be a pretty strong tackler, with 21 key defensive \u201cstops\u201d on PFF and just 3 missed tackles. Despite that, his run defense grades have typically been poor, at marks under 50.0 most seasons \u2014 with the outlier being a 59.4 in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>As a pass rusher, Tuipulotu has generated 11 quarterback pressures on exactly 275 pass rushing snaps. His pass rushing marks have typically hovered around 55.0 on PFF.<\/p>\n<p>Needless to say, there is certainly room for improvement in Tuipulotu\u2019s game, but the Chiefs picked him up for a reason. As KC has done in the past, they likely see him as a buy-low candidate that their coaching staff can develop.<\/p>\n<h2>Marlon Tuipulotu Will Compete for a Spot on the Chiefs\u2019 53-Man Roster at Training Camp<\/h2>\n<p>Tuipulotu isn\u2019t a guarantee to make the KC roster in 2025, but his Chiefs future really depends on two things \u2014 how he progresses as a player and who Kansas City brings in as competition.<\/p>\n<p>Right now, there isn\u2019t much defensive tackle depth on the 90-man roster, but that will surely change as the offseason rolls along.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Tuipulotu joins 2024 undrafted prospect Fabien Lovett Sr. and former Cleveland Browns third-round pick Siaki Ika as KC defensive tackles that are likely battling for a role. As mentioned above, Jones and Tillery are currently the projected starters at the position until proven otherwise.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Kansas City Chiefs were able to come to terms with a UFA on a new contract in NFL free agency, re-signing them for the 2025 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":45060,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45059","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING: Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need - News 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=45059\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING: Chiefs Re-Sign 25-Year-Old Free Agent at Area of Need - 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