Chiefs cut ties with $27.4 million Super Bowl champion before free agency
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The Kansas City Chiefs relied on Jawaan Taylor in a major way in recent seasons.
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That will no longer be the case.
On Monday, the Chiefs released Taylor, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport. Taylor had a cap hit for the upcoming season of $27.4 million.
The release, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter, saves the Chiefs $20 million against the cap.
Free agency begins later this month, and getting Taylor off the books is a big win for the Chiefs from a financial perspective.
Taylor was originally a second-round pick by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the 2019 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida.
He played four seasons with the Jags before joining the Chiefs in 2023 and winning a Super Bowl that year with Kansas City.
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Taylor played in 45 games for the Chiefs, all starts, but in the last season-plus, he started to get increased criticism for his play.
Between penalties and ineffectiveness, Taylor felt like part of the reason that the Chiefs' offense struggled, and that Patrick Mahomes had less-than-ideal time to throw the football.
Taylor isn't a miserable player by any means, but a cap hit of nearly $30 million was too much for the Chiefs to deal with as they try to address needs across their roster after a nightmare 6-11 season.
This way, they've got more room to work with to figure out what comes next.
Another team will likely sign Taylor on a prove-it contract to show he's still got what it takes to be a starting tackle in the NFL.
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