Let's do this thing.
Assumptions:
1. The Chiefs lose Super Bowl LVI to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. HC Andy Reid and GM Brett Veach are retained. The salary cap jumps $35m.
2. OC Eric Bienemy is hired by your mom's favorite team to become a HC.
3. The Chiefs franchise: OT Orlando Brown.
4. The Chiefs cut: OG Laurent Duvarney-Tardif, ILB Anthony Hitchens.
5. The Chiefs extended: WR Tyreek Hill for 4 years, $80m ($52 guaranteed), S Tyrann Mathieu for 3 years, $52m ($30m guaranteeed)
6. The Chiefs tender: WR Jody Fortson, OT Prince Tega Wanogho, DE Tim Ward, LB Emmanuel Smith, LB Omari Cobb
7. The Chiefs re-sign: DT Jarran Reed 2 years, $20m ($8m guaranteed), DT Derrick Nnadi 2 years, $9m ($1m guaranteed)
8. The Chiefs re-sign to minimal deals: QB Chad Henne, RB Damien Williams, WR Marcus Kemp, LB Ben Niemann, LB Darius Harris, WR Byron Pringle, OT Mike Remmers, OG Andrew Wylie, C Austin Blythe, LS James Winchester
9. The Chiefs let walk: RB Jerick McKinnon, FB Michael Burton, OT Martinas Rankin, OG Kyle Long, WR Demarcus Robinson, TE Blake Bell, TE Nick Keizer, DE Taco Charlton, OLB Dorian O'Daniel, CB Charvarius Ward, S Dan Sorensen, S Armani Watts.
10. The Chiefs sign DE Emmanuel Ogbah to 2 years, $22m ($10m guaranteed), CB Malcolm Butler (Cardinals) to 2 years, $22m ($12m guaranteed).
11. The Chiefs are picking 31st.
The draft:
1. WR Jahan Dotson, Penn State
2. DE Zach Harrison, Ohio State
3. CB Altonae Taylor, Tennessee
3 (Bienemy). S Donovan Stiner, Florida
4. RB Max Borghi, Washington State
6. S Yusuf Corker, Kentucky
6. OG/C Brett Heggie, Florida
7. LB K'Vaughan Pope, Ohio State
the roster:
QB: Mahomes, Henne
RB: Edwards-Helaire, Williams,
Borghi, Thompson
FB: some guy
WR: Hill,
Dotson, Hardman, Pringle, Powell, Fortson, Kemp
TE: Kelce, Gray
LT: Brown, Remmers
LG: Thuney, Allegretti
C: Humphrey, Blythe,
Heggie
RG: Smith, Wylie,
Heggie
RT: Niang, Remmers, Wanogho
DE: Clark, Kaindoh, Ward
DT: Jones, Wharton
DT: Nnadi, Reed, Saunders
DE:
Ogbah,
Harrison, Danna
OLB: Gay, Cobb
ILB: Bolton, Niemann,
Pope
OLB: Harris, Smith,
Pope
CB: Sneed,
Butler,
Taylor, Fenton, Keyes
S: Mathieu, Thornhill,
Stiner,
Corker
K: Butker
P: Townsend
LS: Winchester
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