FILE - Kansas City Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis celebrates a sack against the Houston Texans during the second half of an NFL football divisional playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
Chiefs and defensive end George Karlaftis agree to 4-year, $93M contract, AP source says
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and defensive end George Karlaftis have agreed to a four-year, $93 million contract that includes $62 million guaranteed, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday.
FILE - Kansas City Chiefs defensive end George Karlaftis celebrates a sack against the Houston Texans during the second half of an NFL football divisional playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann, File)
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs and defensive end George Karlaftis have agreed to a four-year, $93 million contract that includes $62 million guaranteed, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal, which locks up one of the Chiefs’ best young defensive players on the same day that they report to training camp at Missouri Western, is still pending a physical.
It is the second high-profile contract that Chiefs general manager Brett Veach has finished off in the past week. He to a four-year, $94 million extension on Tuesday.
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Karlaftis, a first-round pick in the 2022 draft, has started 44 of his 49 regular-season games for the Chiefs. His best season came two years ago, when he had 10 1/2 sacks while starting every game, and he had eight sacks in 16 games last season.
Karlaftis has appeared in the Super Bowl every season, winning the first two and losing to Philadelphia in February.
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