Major contract news broke this week, as the Kansas City Chiefs signed offensive lineman Trey Smith to a record-breaking four-year, $94 million deal, making him the highest-paid guard in NFL history.
Smith, 26, was the lone player remaining on the franchise tag, which the Chiefs applied back in March, and he was slated to play the 2025 season on a one-year, $23 million contract.
However, he now has a long-term deal with the Chiefs that includes $70 million guaranteed, the most money ever awarded to an NFL guard. Smith and the Chiefs had until Tuesday’s 3 p.