Ever since the Kansas City Chiefs applied a non-exclusive franchise tag to their left tackle Orlando Brown Jr. on March 8, the situation surrounding the former Baltimore Ravens tackle has been bubbling in the background for Chiefs observers everywhere.
It all came to a head on Friday morning, when we learned that the two sides had failed to agree to a long-term deal before that afternoon's 3 p.m. (Arrowhead Time) deadline.
Over that four-month arc, there were consistent thoughts that Kansas City had no business offering a market-setting deal for a left tackle who turned in a good (but not great) performance during his single season in Kansas City — and that, with their public statements, Brown (and his representatives) had burned bridges with the team.