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Kansas City Chiefs' NFL free-agent signings 2022: JuJu Smith-Schuster assumes Sammy Watkins role

NFL free agency is underway, and we're keeping track of every major signing, trade and release of the 2022 offseason, with analysis from our NFL Nation reporters and grades from our experts. The new league year began March 16 at 4 p.m. ET, which means free-agent signings began to be made made official after that. The first round of the 2022 NFL draft begins April 28 on ESPN.

After struggling out of the gate in the 2021 season, the Chiefs rallied to reach the playoffs and then the AFC Championship Game for the fourth consecutive season after an epic overtime victory over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round.