The Kansas City Chiefs were one of the busiest teams in the opening minutes of the NFL's legal tampering period ahead of 2025 NFL free agency. 

The Chiefs had already made a bevy of roster moves to keep players like Trey Smith, Hollywood Brown, and Nick Bolton, but when things got going in the NFL's legal negotiating window on Monday, the team was ready to pounce. How do we grade Kansas City's latest additions and re-signings from Monday's busy day?

Here are our initial grades and thoughts on each move . . .

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Chiefs signing LT Jaylon Moore earns a B- grade

The Chiefs had a lot of bad options to choose from on the market in free agency, but the Moore signing at least has some upside if he winds up as the team's starting left tackle. Sure, he's got a limited amount of starting experience, with just 12 games started at the left tackle position. At the same time, he showed some good things during those 12 starts. In the worst case, Moore is quality depth at the left tackle position, which Kansas City didn't have a season ago. If he turns out to be bad, his contract will allow the Chiefs to cut ties in a year. In the best case, he becomes a starting quality left tackle. In that event, Moore becomes eligible for a contract extension in 2027 when Kansas City will be looking to extend players from a weaker 2023 NFL draft class in free agency. They'll have money to spare on a deal. That said, there is some extra pressure to get this one right after the Washington Commanders acquired a proven left tackle in Laremy Tunsil.

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Chiefs signing RB Elijah Mitchell earns a B- grade

The Chiefs had a significant need for speed at the running back position, and Mitchell certainly can burn with the best of them. The problem? He's about as injury-prone as you can possibly be in the NFL. He's never played a full NFL season during his four years in the league. He missed the entire 2024 NFL season with a hamstring injury. In the three seasons prior, Mitchell missed a staggering 26 games. When healthy, he can be an explosive, game-wrecking running back. But that's hardly a guarantee, which is why he landed an incentive-heavy one-year deal with the Chiefs. This isn't the first time K.C. has taken a chance on a 49ers running back in this exact situation. A few years ago, they did the same thing with Jerick McKinnon, who became a pivotal part of their offense for three seasons. Brett Veach's team will surely feel accomplished if they can pull off the same here. 

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Chiefs re-signing LB Cole Christiansen earns an A grade

Chiefs Digest's Matt Derrick reports that Christiansen is back for a fourth season in Kansas City. This is a sneaky-good move for the Chiefs for one particular reason: Special teams. He played the tenth-most special teams snaps of any player in K.C. last season. A multi-phase special teamer and depth linebacker at just 27 years old, Christiansen could quietly move up the depth chart as Jack Cochrane recovers from a season-ending knee injury.

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Chiefs re-signing LS James Winchester earns an A- grade

Long snappers are people, too. Winchester happens to be a really good one as an 11th-year veteran. The only downside is that he's accrued a decade of service time, which means he'll earn a fully guaranteed one-year deal. If the Chiefs wanted to be frugal here and go with a younger player, they could probably have saved some dough for a more valuable position.

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