Chiefs create requisite cap space with restructures for Patrick Mahomes, Chris Jones

There were two truly obvious moves for the Kansas City Chiefs coming into the dawn of a new league year in the National Football League. And neither one of them had to do with left tackle or any other potential roster addition. While the Chiefs undoubtedly needed to address certain positions this offseason in free agency and the upcoming 2025 NFL Draft, the Chiefs couldn't afford to do anything at all until they addressed their finances—or at least the amount of requisite salary cap space to conduct such business. Fortunately, the Chiefs had some very good options when it came to freeing up the cap space required to bolster the roster. That led to the decision to restructure the long-term contracts of star quarterback Patrick Mahomes and pass rusher Chris Jones. Both players are on lengthy contracts for the Chiefs and are playing in their prime seasons, which made it clear to everyone in and around Arrowhead Stadium that the pair of contracts were easy targets for a restructure. There are in-depth volumes wr