Trey Smith's contract negotiations should be smooth sailing for Chiefs this offseason

The Kansas City Chiefs have an interesting history when it comes to long-term contract extensionsn for their players. While some negotiations have gone incredibly smooth, without a single issue of any kind, others have turned ugly with drawn-out, public-facing dramatic turns that made Chiefs Kingdom wonder if a deal would even get done. The good news is that the Chiefs' (likely) future negotiations with Trey Smith should fall under the former label. Smith is currently on the Chiefs roster under the team's franchise tag, which he signed shortly before free agency began in mid-March. The tag means that Smith's contract, at this point, is a one-year offer worth $23.4 million—the total allotted for offensive linemen given the franchise tag designation in 2025. That's a lofty cap hit, and the Chiefs have made no secret of the desire to lock up Smith long-term at some point this offseason. In fact, they've given up considerable leverage on their part to make it happen already, given that they've dealt away Joe Thu