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Kansas City Chiefs Sign Pro Bowl Player After Rookie’s Sudden Benching

Originally posted on Gridiron Heroics | By Jordan Sigler | Last updated Nov 22, 2024 7:06 PM ET

The Kansas City Chiefs are adding a Pro Bowl player to their roster a week after they made a second-round pick a healthy scratch before their 30-21 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 11.

The Chiefs have had issues with the left tackle positions this season. Last season, the team had Donovan Smith anchoring the left side of the line before he entered free agency this spring.

The Kansas City Chiefs benched a rookie

Earlier in the week, head coach Andy Reid suggested rookie Kingsley Suamataia had taken a step back in his development this season, which made the Chiefs opt to start second-year offensive lineman Wanya Morris. Reid said general manager Brett Veach would keep an eye on adding a veteran left tackle.

The Chiefs signed DJ Humphries

Per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Chiefs are signing DH Humphries.

“The Chiefs are giving former Pro Bowl LT DJ Humphries a salary that pays him $2M with a max value of $4.5M for the rest of the season in a deal done by AMDG Sports,” Rapoport posted on X. “Big money this time of year. (Edited for clarity.)”

The #Chiefs are giving former Pro Bowl LT DJ Humphries a salary that pays him $2M with a max value of $4.5M for the rest of the season in a deal done by @SportsAmdg. Big money this time of year. (Edited for clarity.) https://t.co/oej2xddDMe

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 22, 2024

The Arizona Cardinals selected Humphries in the first round of the 2015 NFL Draft. He earned a Pro Bowl appearance for the 2021 season. The former Florida Gators OL has made 98 starts in 98 appearances in the league.

Pro Football Focus gave Humphries a 62.5 overall grade for his play in 2023.

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