On Friday, we learned that the Kansas City Chiefs had re-signed free agent offensive lineman Nick Allegretti to a one-year contract. While contract details weren’t yet available, we speculated that Allegretti would receive a veteran salary benefit (VSB) contract.
As our Jared Sapp noted in his recent article about these kinds of deals — which general manager Brett Veach uses frequently — the Chiefs gave such a deal to backup offensive lineman Andrew Wylie in 2022, allowing the team to pay him $2.5 million, but have just $1.2 million charged against the salary cap.