{"id":58311,"date":"2025-05-03T09:44:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-03T09:44:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58311"},"modified":"2025-05-03T09:44:47","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T09:44:47","slug":"chiefs-landed-steal-of-free-agency-after-absurd-nfl-contract-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=58311","title":{"rendered":"Chiefs Landed Steal of Free Agency After Absurd NFL Contract News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_6738,h_3790\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/220\/01jt70v58kzhjmkjgajq.jpg\" alt=\"Feb 9, 2025; New Orleans, LA, USA; Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Nick Bolton (32) takes the field before Super Bowl LIX against the Philadelphia Eagles at Caesars Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>One of the more contentious players on the Chiefs, purely from a fan perspective, has been linebacker Nick Bolton. The 2021 2nd-round pick has been somewhat maligned over the years for his on-field weaknesses, mainly in pass coverage, and lack of open-field speed, and now has many fans upset over his newly awarded three-year, $45 million contract given out by GM Brett Veach.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">In his four years with Kansas City, Bolton has racked up 458 total tackles (over eight per game), five sacks, and four interceptions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">When you look deeper into the details of Bolton\u2019s contract, it\u2019s really a two-year deal because the Chiefs will likely cut him to save roughly $15 million on the cap in the 2027 season.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">There have been a number of big LB contracts given out lately, as the demand for athletic, cerebral, green dot backers has become more important with defensive looks changing into two-safety and offenses electing to assume a more run-heavy approach. Here are the most recent inside linebacker contracts given out:<\/p>\n<ul id=\"inline-text-4\">\n<li>Eagles Zack Baun &#8211; 3yr\/$51M ($17M per)<\/li>\n<li>Jets Jamien Sherwood &#8211; 3yr\/$45M ($15M per)<\/li>\n<li>Vikings Andrew Van-Ginkel &#8211; 1yr\/$23M (fully guaranteed)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A raise in Minnesota: Vikings reached agreement today on a one-year $23 million extension that includes $22.4 million guaranteed for LB Andrew Van Ginkel, per his agents Drew and Jason Rosenhaus. pic.twitter.com\/CHvbOo9sBN<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1917309710333514084?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">None of these three players has produced at the level of Bolton over the years. Each of them is either getting paid the same or more, especially in Van Ginkel&#8217;s case, of the one-year, fully guaranteed deal.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">Bolton\u2019s value to the Chiefs&#8217; defense is unmatched from both a communication and leadership standpoint. DC Steve Spagnuolo is without a doubt one of the greatest defensive minds to ever coach the game of football, and at this point, a deserving Hall of Famer. Spags is always singing Bolton\u2019s praises, and I\u2019m not going to act like I know more about football than that guy.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">Sure Bolton has his shortcomings, but he\u2019s truly one of the best tacklers in the game, is always where he needs to be and has had a huge hand in major defensive stops in Chiefs&#8217; playoff games, (see the 4th down play vs. the 49ers in Super Bowl 58, and his best pro game to date vs. the Eagles in Super Bowl 57).<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\">Bolton just turned 25 and will probably play his peak years of his career while in a Chiefs uniform. He should only get better from here and is already a top 6-8 inside linebacker in the league.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"inline-text-10\"><\/h3>\n<figure><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the more contentious players on the Chiefs, purely from a fan perspective, has been linebacker Nick Bolton. 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