The Chiefs continue to bolster their trenches. They’ve made significant changes to their offensive line this offseason, and now they’re adding to the defensive line by signing defensive tackle Jarran Reed.
Kansas City is expected to add Reed, a source first told Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com (Twitter link). The signing was soon confirmed by Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, who reported that it’s a one-year deal (Twitter link). The short-term pact is worth up to $7 million for the 2021 season with $5 million being guaranteed, Rapoport noted in a follow-up tweet.
As many were quick to point out, this will reunite Reed with former Seahawks teammate Frank Clark, next to whom Reed had a career year in 2018. Reed was cut by Seattle on Friday, and it didn’t take him very long to find a new team. Reed had signed a two-year, $23 million extension with the Seahawks around this time last year, but made it just one season into that pact.
The 28-year-old was drafted in the second round by Seattle back in 2016. The Alabama product started all 16 games last season, finishing with 38 tackles, 6.5 sacks, and a forced fumble. In that aforementioned career year in 2018, he had a whopping 10.5 sacks as an interior lineman.
With Reed, Clark, and Chris Jones, the Chiefs will now have a very talented defensive front. They already had all the skill-position talent you could ask for, and GM Brett Veach has been very aggressive at adding the big boys up front this offseason.
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