After he wasn’t selected in this year’s NFL Draft, Jake Briningstool signed with the Kansas City Chiefs as an undrafted free agent.
Briningstool had several suitors following the draft – he said four teams besides Kansas City were interested in him – but the former Clemson tight end ultimately decided to ink a deal with the Chiefs.
Kansas City’s championship culture was a big factor in Briningstool’s decision, as a player who was part of a Clemson program that went 40-14 and won two ACC titles during his four-year career with the Tigers (2021-24).
“I played at Clemson, so I think just being around a championship culture, being around a championship team, guys that compete at a high level, guys that love to win – I think that’s really what attracted me the most,” Briningstool said to the media during rookie minicamp.