As if the timing couldn’t be more perfect, one of the formerly most-feared pass-rushers in the NFL was just released by the Kansas City Chiefs. Edge rusher Justin Houston was handed his walking papers after the Chiefs failed to find a trade partner for his services:
Chiefs are releasing four-time Pro-Bowl LB Justin Houston, per source. They had tried to trade him, but no one willing to pick up the $15.25 million base salary that was due this season. Houston now a free agent.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2019
This should come as a surprise to absolutely nobody as Houston’s contract was never going to be traded for.