One of the New Orleans Saints free agents landed himself a big payday: defensive end Alex Okafor is set to sign a three-year, $18 million contract with the Kansas City Chiefs. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network first reported the agreement, and Terez Paylor of Yahoo! Sports reported that the deal can reach $24 million thanks to incentives. It’s quite a windfall for Okafor after his 2017 season ended with a serious Achilles injury, and he worked back from it patiently in 2018.
The Chiefs badly need pass rushers after releasing longtime starter Justin Houston and trading breakout sack artist Dee Ford to the San Francisco 49ers.