The Kansas City Chiefs and Tyreek Hill’s camp continue to work toward a deal on a contract extension for the star receiver.
The two sides have been talking extension since the 2022 NFL Scouting Combine, but haven’t been able to come to an agreement yet. With the 2022 NFL free agency period closing in fast, Hill’s salary cap hit of $20.6 million is becoming increasingly problematic for the Chiefs. An extension could help the team lower that cap hit by nearly half the amount, freeing up some space to do deals with other free agents.
Here is the latest from NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport:
“The Kansas City Chiefs have made one free agent deal so far, Justin Reid. They don’t have a ton of cap space, but cap space could be coming at some point in the near future. Tyreek Hill and the Kansas City Chiefs are deep in talks on a contract extension that will pay him more than $20 million dollars per year. Likely to be a shorter-term extension, perhaps three years. It’s not done yet, but…