NFL analyst isn't sold that Chiefs have solved their biggest question mark of the offseason before heading into the draft
One of the biggest moves that the Kansas City Chiefs have made during free agency is signing left tackle Jaylon Moore to a two-year, $30 million contract. Left tackle was a disaster for the Chiefs in 2024, as four different guys started at the position throughout the season. They ultimately had to kick left guard Joe […]
One of the biggest moves that the Kansas City Chiefs have made during free agency is signing left tackle Jaylon Moore to a two-year, $30 million contract.
Left tackle was a disaster for the Chiefs in 2024, as four different guys started at the position throughout the season. They ultimately had to kick left guard Joe Thuney out to LT just to get some form of stability.
Thuney has since been traded to the Chicago Bears, and it appears that Moore will be the solution at LT in 2025. Will Kansas City bring in extra competition at the position to push Moore? That what Jeffri Chadiha of NFL.com pondered while coming up with one burning question about every team in the AFC heading into the 2025 NFL Draft.
"That’s a question that won’t be answered until we start watching real football games again. The Chiefs obviously had major issues at left tackle last season — they started three different players at that position before moving left guard Joe Thuney to that spot in Week 15 — but it’s hard to know what that position will look like come fall. The Chiefs' most obvious option, free-agent signee Jaylon Moore, only started 12 games in his four seasons as a backup left tackle in San Francisco. Kingsley Suamataia, the 2024 second-round pick who started last season at left tackle, is now competing at left guard. Of course, the trade that sent Thuney to Chicago also means there is no insurance plan in place if left tackle becomes a Dumpster fire once again. By the way, this doesn’t mean the Chiefs can’t improve at that spot. It’s just that there isn’t a whole lot to bet on at this stage of the offseason." – NFL.com columnist Jeffri Chadiha
Taking Jawaan Taylor out of the equation, who will again start at right tackle in 2025, the Chiefs have four other OTs on their roster – Jaylon Moore, Wanya Morris, Chukwuebuka Godrick, and Ethan Driskell. Kingsley Suamataia is expected to move to guard and compete for the starting spot left behind by Thuney.
Moore is the clear-cut choice among those options to start at LT, with Morris being a quality swing tackle behind him and Taylor. K.C. could add anther veteran free agent, such as D.J. Humphries, who had a short stint with the team last season. The Chiefs could also draft a project LT to groom in the event Moore doesn't fit the bill of what they're looking for.
Regardless of whether or not they continue to add to the position, it's clear that Moore is going to not only get the first crack at the starting job, but he'll get ample time to prove himself. K.C. didn't give him the contract that he received to ride the bench. The Chiefs may be wiser to address left guard early in the draft to solidify all five spots rather than overload at the LT position.
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