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The Kansas City Chiefs defense appears to be in good hands with George Karlaftis.<\/div>\n
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When most people think of the\u00a0Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>‘ defense, Chris Jones immediately comes to mind, and rightly so.<\/p>\n

However, another young pass rusher is quickly making a name for himself and, over the past three seasons, has developed into quite the weapon for Steve Spagnuolo.<\/p>\n

And that is pass rusher George Karlaftis.<\/p>\n

Totaling 24.5 sacks in 44 games, along with a career-high 28\u00a0quarterback<\/a>\u00a0hits last season, George is quickly rising up the ranks, but it is his playoff numbers that show his value.<\/p>\n

A total of 8.0 sacks in nine games, eight tackles for loss, and 16 quarterback hits show he’s a big-game player.<\/p>\n

And because of that, Bleacher Report has named Karlaftis as a promising building block for the Chiefs moving forward.<\/p>\n

“When the Kansas City Chiefs defense takes the field, three-time All-Pro Chris Jones garners most of the attention at the line of scrimmage,”\u00a0Bleacher Report’s Moe Moton writes<\/a>. “However, George Karlaftis has earned respect with 93 pressures and 24.5 sacks in three seasons.<\/p>\n

“Karlaftis isn’t generating the same amount of buzz as fellow 2022 first-rounders Travon Walker and\u00a0Aidan Hutchinson<\/a>\u00a0in terms of extension talks. That said, he’s taken some attention away from Jones as an effective three-down defender who can get to the quarterback and stop runs behind the line of scrimmage.”<\/p>\n

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With his fifth-year option coming at the end of 2025, the Chiefs will have a decision to make, and if the defensive end continues producing as he has done, a sizable contract will be coming his way.<\/p>\n

Spotrac.com already has his value at\u00a0$22.2 million APY<\/a>\u00a0with an expected contract of three years at $66 million, so that will only go up if his numbers continue to climb.<\/p>\n

Jones won’t be around forever, and at just 23 years old, maybe it is Karlaftis who takes the torch and becomes the leader of that defensive line.<\/p>\n

And in doing so, will be a good “building block” for the franchise moving forward.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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