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NFL Free Agency: Jawaan Taylor signs a new contract with the Kansas City Chiefs

On3-Social-Profile_GRAYby:On3 Staff Report•03/13/23
Jawaan Taylor, Jacksonville Jaguars offensive lineman
Jacksonville offensive lineman Jawaan Taylor jogs off the field after a game on Jan. 14, 2023. (Icon Sportswire / Getty Images)

After playing out his rookie contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars, offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor is set to take advantage of NFL free agency. According to NFL insider Adam Schefter, the former Florida standout will be headed to the reigning Super Bowl Champion Kansas City Chiefs on a massive four-year, $80 million deal that includes $60 million in guaranteed money.

Taylor was an early second-round NFL Draft pick in 2019.

He has spent his entire career in Jacksonville and has been a consistent contributor. He started 16 games in both 2019 and 2020 while starting 17 games in each of 2021 and 2022.

More on the 2023 NFL offseason, free agency

The NFL 2023 calendar year is set to begin at 4 p.m. ET on March 15 when contracts running through 2022 will officially run out, making those players free agents. Prior to the beginning of free agency, teams will have a chance to designate one franchise or transition tag player, starting on Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. ET and ending on March 7. Beginning March 13 through March 15 teams will be allowed a legal negotiation with players who are set to become unrestricted free agents.

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In addition to NFL free agency, the new year also marks the beginning of all trades being made official by the league office. April 21 marks the deadline to sign restricted free agents to offer sheets while April 26 marks the deadline for teams to match restricted free agent offers sheets. 722 players are slated to become free agents in 2023.

More on restricted, exclusive rights free agents

Players with only three years of accredited NFL experience become restricted free agents. Their original team will have the option to apply first-round, second-round, original-round, and right-of-fight-of-first-refusal tenders on players at escalating price tags. The higher the round, the more expensive the tender amount; however, if a separate team does offer a contract and the original team does not match that round pick will be conveyed from the new team to the original team. Right of first refusal only gives a team the option to match or not. If they don’t match, they get nothing in return. An original-round tender would send a draft pick from whatever round the player was drafted back to the original team if they chose not to match. The original team will have five days to match once a player signs an offer sheet from a new team.