Kansas City Chiefs to re-sign DT Tershawn Wharton on one-year deal in 2024 NFL free agency
The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back another player from their dominant defense during the 2023 NFL season. According to Bleacher Report's Jordan Schultz, the Chiefs are set to re-sign DT Tershawn Wharton on a one-year deal. It's a fully guaranteed $2.75M contract per Schultz. It's likely the four-year qualifying offer, which means Wharton will […]
The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back another player from their dominant defense during the 2023 NFL season.
According to Bleacher Report's Jordan Schultz, the Chiefs are set to re-sign DT Tershawn Wharton on a one-year deal. It's a fully guaranteed $2.75M contract per Schultz. It's likely the four-year qualifying offer, which means Wharton will only count $1.3M against the salary cap in 2024.
An undrafted free agent out of Missouri S&T in 2020, Wharton is the definition of homegrown talent, making the 53-man roster right out of the gates as a rookie.
Wharton has appeared in 55 career regular season games in Kansas City with three starts. In that span, he recorded 85 total tackles, seven tackles for loss, seven sacks, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, an interception, and a pass batted. He's appeared in 10 postseason games, recording 12 total tackles, two tackles for loss, two sacks and a pass batted. The 2024 NFL season will mark Wharton's fifth season with the Chiefs.
No. 98 has become a two-time Super Bowl champion with Kansas City, though Super Bowl LVIII was the first such game he appeared in. He has proven to be valuable depth as an interior pass rusher behind Chris Jones. Seeing him return to Kansas City alongside Jones and Mike Pennel shows that the Chiefs have some desire to run it back with their interior defensive line. The only remaining free agent from that interior defensive line group is Derrick Nnadi, who finished the year on injured reserve.
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