Kansas City Chiefs sign Justin Reid to monster contract in NFL free agency

The Kansas City Chiefs have found their next safety to lead their secondary next season and former Houston Texans Justin Reed. It’s no secret that the Chiefs were in the market for a new starting safety after letting defensive leader All-Pro safety Tyrann Mathieu walk in free agency.

The news broke on Monday, of the two sides coming to terms courtesy of ESPN’s Adam Schefter. His report revealed the length of the contract and its worth, which included a sizable portion of the contract guaranteed.

“Former Texans’ S Justin Reid intends to sign a three-year, $31.5 million deal that includes $20 million guaranteed with the Kansas City Chiefs, per source,” wrote Schefter via Twitter.

Reid is a third-round selection made by the Houston Texans back in the 2018 draft out of Stanford. He is an all-around defensive back whose primary position is at free safety. However, this year the Texans experimented with Reid, moving him all around the secondary showing off his defensive playmaking skills. The 24-year-old leaves Houston with a total of 302 tackles, two sacks, two forced fumbles, three fumbles recovered, seven interceptions, and one returned for a touchdown.

With Reid’s ability to line up virtually anywhere in the secondary, he makes an ideal replacement for the veteran Mathieu in Kansas City’s defense.

Texans beef up offensive line in free agency

Per Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network, the Houston Texans will be signing two offensive linemen, both of which played their college football in the SEC. Justin Britt and A.J. Cann will both be heading down to Houston to play for new head coach Lovie Smith.

Britt, a former second-round pick in the 2014 NFL draft out of Missouri, signed for the Texans last season after not playing in 2020. He appeared in and start 11 games for them, playing 100% of the offensive snaps throughout that stretch. Additionally, Britt only had three penalties, holding twice and getting a head start just once with a false start.

Aaron Wilson of Pro Football Network soon came out with the details of Britt’s contract. Houston will be paying him $9 million over two years with a “max value” of $10.5 million.

As for Cann, he will be making his way over from another AFC South team in the Jacksonville Jaguars. Drafted by the franchise in the 2015 NFL draft third round out of South Carolina, Cann was a consistent starter before suffering a season-ending surgery this past October. The offensive lineman has been slotted at right guard for most of his career and is projected to do the same for the Texans.

According to Tom Pelissero, Cann will be signing a two-year deal with Houston. He will make $10.5 million over the course of the contract with $4.5M fully guaranteed.