Sep 8, 2019; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Kansas City Chiefs, Defensive End, Alex Okafor, (97) at TIAA Bank Field. Mandatory Credit: Reinhold Matay-USA TODAY Sports
Earlier this week, the K.C. Chiefs decided to re-sign free agent defensive end Alex Okafor to a one-year deal that will bring him back for a third season with the team. It was the anticipated response to a need for a bit more security and consistency at a position of need, as the Chiefs looked thin on the edge heading into training camp in late July.
For some, the move was a sort of transactional shrug.