Chiefs sign Jawaan Taylor
 

4 year $80 million. $20 million

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Jaguars’ OT Jawaan Taylor reached agreement on a four-year, $80 million deal, including $60M gtd, with the KC Chiefs, per sources. Deal negotiated and confirmed by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. <a href="https://t.co/jm0XYJUtTy">pic.twitter.com/jm0XYJUtTy</a></p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1635343192697749507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Former Jaguars’ OT Jawaan Taylor reached agreement on a four-year, $80 million deal, including $60M gtd, with the KC Chiefs, per sources. Deal negotiated and confirmed by Drew Rosenhaus and Robert Bailey. <a href="https://t.co/jm0XYJUtTy">pic.twitter.com/jm0XYJUtTy</a></p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a href="https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/1635343192697749507?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Yo....what? LMAO

Where's DJ, he got his boy.

he good? CP tell me how to react?!

This guy is better than Orlando right ??

Would be interested to see where they are expecting him to play.

Niceeee

This means he's LT....right? How would we afford both him and another LT? Unless they're going to draft one.

Nice pickup fellas. Upgrade at either OT spot for y'all.

Im guessing we paid way more than most here thought he'd be worth. $60M guaranteed? Yikes.

To the SHIPPPPPPPPPPP BAYBAYYYYY RUN IT BACK

Has to be LT. 80M for a RT? What are we, the Broncos?

No way this guy is playing RT at $20 million. He’s the LT

Uhhhhhhh

Didn't see this coming!

That's my guess. Weird that it came out minutes after the Tunsil tweet.

Jawaan Taylor and Lucas Niang are your starters at tackle

58.7 PFF rating

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> are moving on from Orlando Brown. <a href="https://t.co/IZYsXiKcDR">https://t.co/IZYsXiKcDR</a></p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1635344006262685696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

I think the Chiefs just made a choice. They're spending money on RT and going to draft a LT. Maybe they are planning on playing him at LT though.

LMAO

People's chub over a potential Tunsil trade was still growing then this news dropped.

No one gives a shit about that bullshit website.

Gotta be, I’d be stunned if the Chiefs dropped that coin for a RT. Him and Niang are the tackles

Drunk in Cancun but this works.

Just make a lot of sense

Nobody cares. He's a young guy that is getting better and better. His PFF grade is low because of run blocking. His strength is pass blocking. He's a perfect fit.

Lets wait and see the guarantees, is this to play RT or LT?

Mahomes can just throw left handed.

wbf

So you just have one OT then?

The guys at KCSN were talking about him the other day. They really like him but he does play right tackle.

I think they'll see how the draft looks and go from there. If they can't get one they believe in...then Taylor is your LT. If they can...then Taylor is your RT.

Nothing weird. It's a coincidence and I'm sure some "insiders" just throw shit out that they think will happen, because what consequences are there.

Ok, we need to know what side he is playing, rationale.

Let the Chiefs worry about the Chiefs. We know what we're doing unlike your garbage ass team.

That said - I wouldn't have paid him this much. $20 million per is a hell of a gamble on a LT conversion.

Bat signal must've went off

Now trade for Tunsil, then you could resign Creed and replace the guards with cheap guys.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So my understanding is that the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#chiefs</a> are out on Orlando Brown Jr moving forward. Jawaan Taylor is expected to play LT for KC.</p>&mdash; James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JamesPalmerTV/status/1635345252319125504?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

They are not gonna pay a RT $20/mil a season and starting a rookie LT.

Taylor allowed 16 pressures.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jawaan Taylor gave up just 5 sacks and committed 7 penalties in 2022 in 1,095 snaps played. <a href="https://t.co/EuVorhWomD">pic.twitter.com/EuVorhWomD</a></p>&mdash; Farzin Vousoughian (@Farzin21) <a href="https://twitter.com/Farzin21/status/1635345039806328832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jawaan Taylor allowed pressure on just 2.5% of dropbacks, the third-lowest mark among tackles in the NFL.</p>&mdash; mvpfr (@mvpfrr) <a href="https://twitter.com/mvpfrr/status/1635344235053604864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Iit's a good barometer if you haven't seen him play or progressed, since iJaguar games aren't televised in the are because we're watching the Chiefs

I mean its $60M gtd. So first couple of years could be lower than the last to make it gtg!

McGlinchey’s $50m guaranteed over 5 years keeps looking better and better LMAO

Now we need RT

Print ‘em.

Sure, Jan.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The Chiefs are signing Jawaan Taylor to a four-year deal with the plan being to make him their new left tackle, I&#39;m told (pending what happens in the draft). So like they did with Orlando Brown, they&#39;ll convert a RT over.<br><br>KC gets the long-term stability they sought at that spot.</p>&mdash; Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlbertBreer/status/1635345546394365952?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Err...I guess. Not that big a fan. If he converts to LT and does so well then cool. If it's RT then nope. Think I'll wait to see what Brown gets before I feel too up or down, hopefully a lot more because he's better than Taylor

Yep.

I’ll reserve judgment and trust Veach.

Whatever sacks he allowed last year will go down with Mahomes and Reid. Probably will only allow like one or two with us.

I could see us still taking an OT high in the draft and seeing how they perform in the system, because this dude can play either side.

you don’t pay $80mil for a RT. should have resigned Wylie if that’s the case

I'd rather over pay for interior guys. Mahomes almost got killed the year that our interior got trash.

This guy is our LT no matter how much you wanna get rid of draft picks.

Too much for a RT.

Though the RT does have to be better than most here because of how frequently we play the TE off the line. That's what typically makes RT easier. It's less about blind side and more about getting strong side help from the TE. Our RT doesn't usually get that.

It's stout, man. I don't known how you could structure 4/$80 million w/ $60 guaranteed as anything less than $20 million/yr for 3 or 4 years. And that feels about 10-15% too high.

Yeah that's my issue. But I kinda depends what Brown gets

Gotta make these moves and the players gotta understand their new role and expectation.

You do if you can get a LT in the draft on a rookie deal. Veach has shown that he'll do whatever it takes to protect Mahomes.

That's something I've been pondering in recent years. I feel like Wylie was taking on the premier pass rushers pretty frequently. I mean, just look at SB LVII. He was on Reddick all day.

I posted that before I saw how much. He's definitely the LT.

^ saddest man alive

You sweet summer child.

That dudes gonna be cut after two seasons of awful play. Just start banking space now because you're gonna need it for that dead cap in 2025.

McGlinchy is sub replacement level.

Give it a year or two, and won’t this feel like a bargain if he’s decent at LT?

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That helps... a little.

He’s young, durable, and the Chiefs have a proven track record of moving guys around on the offensive line.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jawaan Taylor had the third-lowest pressure rate allowed (2.5%) among tackles last season.<br><br>Only Tristan Wirfs and Lane Johnson were better. <br><br>He allowed just 16 pressures and 5 sacks last season. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsKingdom</a></p>&mdash; Jeff Kerr (@JeffKerrCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/JeffKerrCBS/status/1635344719764140033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 13, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Basically. If he performs at a top 10 LT level....then I'm fine with it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRn50nc8UBA


KCSN talking about the signing.

if you wanted to do whatever it takes to protect Mahomes you don’t throw a rookie at LT.

dancing bear

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Maybe the simplest (and best) solution is to just go after the second best OT on the market, regardless of side of the field?<br><br>Jawaan Taylor has been steadily ascending at RT and has become a plus-to-good pass protector. Fits the physical profile KC usually covets at OT, too. <a href="https://t.co/CwNp3aqPoU">pic.twitter.com/CwNp3aqPoU</a></p>&mdash; Matt Lane (@Matty_KCSN) <a href="https://twitter.com/Matty_KCSN/status/1633814609114136576?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 9, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Is he better at RT than OBJ is at LT?

What was JJSS, MVS, Dunlap, and Watson's PFF grade before KC signed them? I have confidence in this GM, team, and coaching staff.

No more heavy feet Brown and sorry ass Wylie. We just got better

Because rookies can't succeed....ever.

Veach strikes again.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FrHr0h-W...pg&name=medium

It's basically too much if he's RT, too much if he's not above average at LT, but a pretty good deal if he's around Brown's competence at pass-pro at LT....UNLESS Brown only gets a tick more. Just have to wait and see

From PFF

PFF is garbage quit posting it

Would rather pay this guy 60 mill guaranteed than whatever it was OBJ was asking

Just saying, Walker Little was the starting LT for the Jags