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As of Monday, Jan. 9, players selected in the 2020 NFL draft are now eligible to be signed to a contract extension. Each player will enter the final year of their rookie contract in 2023, with exceptions for those who opted out in 2020. Only four players for Kansas City are currently among those eligible for extensions:
RB Clyde Edwards-Helaire
LB Willie Gay Jr.
CB L'Jarius Sneed
DE Mike Danna
Lucas Niang opted out of the 2020 NFL season. As a result, he did not accrue a season in his rookie year, which means the Chiefs have Niang under contract through 2024. He will not be eligible for an extension until after the 2023 NFL season.
It’s unlikely that any of these four players sign extensions this offseason unless Brett Veach is looking to get a headstart on a rising market. Being that they each have one more year of control remaining, the urgency isn’t quite as high as it would be if they were unrestricted free agents.
Edwards-Helaire is also eligible for his fifth-year option as a former first-round draft pick, but don’t expect the Chiefs to pick up that option given its cost (projected at over $5.5 million) and his injury history.
KC Laboratory - Why the Kansas City Chiefs signing WR John Ross makes sense
KCSN’s Kent Swanson, Craig Stout, and Matt Lane break down the Kansas City Chiefs signing former 2017 No. 9 overall pick WR John Ross to a reserve futures deal on Monday.
NFL first-round draft order so far:
The first nineteen picks in the 2023 NFL draft — held in Kansas City, Missouri — are officially locked in.
Chicago Bears
Houston Texans
Arizona Cardinals
Indianapolis Colts
Seattle Seahawks (via Denver Broncos)
Detroit Lions (via Los Angeles Rams)
Las Vegas Raiders
Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Philadelphia Eagles (via New Orleans Saints)
Tennessee Titans
Houston Texans (via Cleveland Browns)
New York Jets
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
Washington Commanders
Pittsburgh Steelers
Detroit Lions
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The rest of the draft order will be determined by the results of the playoffs.
Transactions:
1/10 - Signed reserve/future contract - WR John Ross III (Read more here)
1/10 - Signed reserve/future contract - WR Ty Fryfogle (Read more here)
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Remember, vote for Kansas City Chiefs 2022 NFL Fan of the Year Nominee Dr. Amy Patel. You can vote multiple times until polls close on Wednesday, Feb. 9. Click the image above to listen to KCSN’s BJ Kissel exclusive interview with Dr. Patel.
KCSN Update:
KCSN’s BJ Kissel catches up with The Athletic's Nate Taylor to ask him his 5 Burning Questions following the Kansas City Chiefs win over the Las Vegas Raiders and ahead of the AFC Super Wild Card Weekend.
Quotable:
“Yeah, I mean obviously the MVP award is a special award that if you get it, you’ll cherish that for the rest of your life, and I will for sure. It’s something that I think you look back at more at the end of your season or the end of your career and you think about those great times that you had. It’s a trophy that symbolizes the team that was around you, and so you think about the memories that you had with those guys and how you went to battle with them and were able to win a lot of football games and so like you said, we’re focused on the Super Bowl right now and trying to get there and win it but obviously it will still be a big moment in my life that I’ll be able to forever remember.” - Patrick Mahomes on what another MVP would mean to him
“Yeah, (we have) complete confidence in each other. We’re the three-headed snake. (We’re) all very smart players. (We) understand route concepts, understand (the) defense. Juan (Thornhill) has been here going into his fourth year, but Bryan Cook and myself can all play both roles. Bryan will come in and sometimes be in Juan’s role, he’ll sometimes be in my role. Throughout training camp, he even took some of dime reps, too. So, we’re confident in him being wherever he needs to be. And like I said, as experience and the reps under the belt have started to accumulate, you’re starting to see that value start to turn out on the football field. And it’s a good time for that to happen.” - Justin Reid on Juan Thornhill & Bryan Cook
Quick Hits:
From the KC Current: Kansas City’s NWSL team announced they’ve got a new member of their ownership group. Patrick Mahomes officially joined his wife Brittany Mahomes alongside Angie Long and Chris Long as an owner of the Kansas City Current. He becomes the first active NFL player to have equity in an NWSL team.


From the National Football Foundation: A trio of Chiefs legends has been selected for enshrinement into the College Football Hall of Fame as part of its 2023 class. The group includes LB Derrick Johnson, S Eric Berry and WR Jeremy Maclin. Read more about the players selected here.


From Quinn Meinerz: The Broncos offensive lineman took personal offense to the Chiefs’ “Snow Globe” play against the Raiders in Week 18. If you needed any more indication that Kansas City has become the villain in the NFL, this is it.

NFL’s super wild-card weekend schedule:
Saturday:
49ers vs. Seahawks at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX
Chargers vs. Jaguars at 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC
Sunday:
Dolphins vs. Bills at 1:00 p.m. ET on CBS
Giants vs. Vikings at 4:30 p.m. ET on FOX
Ravens vs. Bengals at 8:15 p.m. ET on NBC
Monday:
Cowboys vs. Buccaneers at 8:15 p.m. ET on ESPN
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