Kansas City signs Kyle Long to one-year, $5 million deal

Retirement simply didn’t swimsuit Kyle Lengthy, did it? No. It didn’t. And now, one week after his return to the NFL, the three-time Professional Bowl offensive lineman opted to ink a one-year, $5 million cope with the Kansas City Chiefs, first reported by ESPN’s Adam Schefter.

Former Bears’ Professional Bowl guard Kyle Lengthy, who got here out of retirement this low season, is signing a one-year deal value as much as $5 million with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, per supply.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 17, 2021

Lengthy hasn’t been lively since week 4 of 2019, as late-career hip accidents compelled him into an early break. However that didn’t appear to scare any squads away, as Sirius XM’s NFL insider Adam Caplan reported at least 10 teams had some form of curiosity within the star.

The Chiefs are in the midst of rebuilding their offensive line after the releases of stalwart starters Mitchell Schwartz and Eric Fisher. Earlier within the week, Kansas Metropolis signed former New England Patriots OL Joe Thuney to a five-year, $80 million deal. However there’s little danger with Lengthy, who’s apparently as sturdy and wholesome as he’s been in months:

Three-time Professional Bowl OL Kyle Lengthy is returning to the NFL. He’s 315 lbs., wholesome, joyful, nasty, and shredded, and has signed with Jeff Nalley of Choose Sports activities Group.

— Macon Gunter (@macongunter) March 9, 2021

Defending perennial Professional Bowl QB Patrick Mahomes has been the highest precedence for Kansas Metropolis on this offseason, regardless of the cap restructure, and Lengthy’s deal is past inexpensive. In keeping with ESPN Stats & Info, Mahomes went 16-0 final season in begins the place he didn’t face strain on greater than half of his dropbacks, however went 0-2 in video games he did.

These losses? A daily-season defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders, and a Tremendous Bowl loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Maybe Lengthy is the lacking piece.