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Will pending free agent DE Melvin Ingram be back with the Chiefs in 2022?

The Kansas City Chiefs will look re-tool their roster during the 2022 offseason and one of the big focuses will be improving the defensive line. If anything, Super Bowl LVI showed that having a dominant defensive line makes all the difference in the world. The only thing the Chiefs dominated in terms of defensive line play last season was spending, with over $45 million committed on the defensive line. They finished just 29th in sacks (31), but sixth in the NFL in pressures (178) per Pro Football Reference.

After poor play early on in the 2021 NFL season, the Chiefs sought to improve their pass-rush with a midseason trade acquisition at the deadline. The team sent a sixth-round draft pick to the Pittsburgh Steelers for DE Melvin Ingram, who the team had shown interest in during free agency. They even had brought him in for a visit before he ultimately ended up signing with the Steelers.

Ingram did exactly what the Chiefs had hoped he would. He improved the pass rush significantly,…

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