Chiefs expected to move on from Justin Reid
 

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">It’s unlikely the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Chiefs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Chiefs</a> re-sign safety Justin Reid, per <a href="https://twitter.com/ByNateTaylor?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ByNateTaylor</a> on Only Weird Games.<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/KCSN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#KCSN</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ChiefsKingdom?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ChiefsKingdom</a> <a href="https://t.co/y8ioF7C2BB">pic.twitter.com/y8ioF7C2BB</a></p>&mdash; KC Sports Network (@KCSportsNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/KCSportsNetwork/status/1897068990180286979?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 4, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Makes sense. Hicks is going to be a starter and a stud next year.

Go look at Justin Reid response to that..

Giant and Tit in the thread title. Is a tough act to follow

An outstanding free agent signing. Leaves KC as a 2x champion who will probably score a giant payday at age 28. Thanks for everything, Justin!

Lemme help you with that.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Well that’s news…</p>&mdash; Justin Reid (@JustinqReid) <a href="https://twitter.com/JustinqReid/status/1897080752438939730?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 5, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Interesting

He didn’t say “that’s news to me”

Kinda leaves it open to interpretation.

Reid's contract was very reasonable. If he wants to stay it can be done.

Issue is Hicks is here and maybe they just plug him in.

There goes our backup kicker.

I feel like a RG would be easier to replace than Reid. That was my main concern with re-signing Smith.

Reid did so much for the secondary. A leader back there. I like Hicks but I'd rather see him and Reid playing together in the secondary. But I realize you can't sign everyone, plus there's Bolton's contract and we still need another WR and LT.

sad

That's disappointing. But I heard he was expected to get $50M+.

One of the best free agent signings at safety ever. 3 superbowls appearances with 2 titles

will miss him if that's the case but we already have his replacement with Hicks and they will need to spend money at other positions

It will be sad to see him go but it's reality of salary cap NFL.

Tone setter and very solid tackling from him.

That sucks cause he's pretty much a perfect football player. Not in the superstar sense. But he was always reliable and was able to play multiple positions really well.

But Hicks looked good when he played last year so I get it.

Reid has been pretty bad in coverage, but he was a reliable tackler and always available.

I think Hicks has the potential to be a better player but maybe not on the same level in terms of IQ and being able to align the backfield.

Justin Reid is a true pro

look at his 3rd season vs Honey Badgers 3rd season

I had it in my head that he was older. He’s only 28. I’m guessing he’ll get a nice contract. He’s a damn solid player.

If he’s gone I really appreciate his contributions.

This is either the greatest post of all time or the worst one.

I just can’t tell. I don’t know what the **** it says.

He has always been one of my favorites during this run. Always has a great attitude. Good luck, Justin!

They need to use that money on offense. Get Mahomes weapons. You can find a competent safety in this draft

I like Reid and Bolton for their ability to play complex coverages etc. I think those are the smartest guys on our d but it seems Bolton may have lost a step and Reid was always a little bit bigger than I like at that position. Though Hicks I’d also a pretty large guy too.

Reid played great for us. An incredible signing and sorry he will be gone.

Leading the way for a Honey Badger reunion








LMAO

Hate to see this happen. Great player, team builder, and smart as well as a good citizen

he will sign here for 2 years 3.5 million

Man that sucks he became one of my faves because of how he trash talked the haters online and also because he was just incredibly steady every season. Not a single complaint about him being out of position or giving up big plays, and a sure fire tackler.

I know Hicks looks like a stud but that was also in limited time. Ugh.

I could not agree more. He plays hard at all times. Hopefully Hicks is as good as he needs to be.

Defense got to stay young and cheap.

I will wait and see. If they keep him great. If they let him walk I understand. It will be an interesting off-season. No Drama with the elite players. Many holes to fill.

If the Chiefs move on from JReid, I will be somewhat disappointed. He's been a great player for KC.

Rebuilding year.

He’s been great. Will be sad to see him go.

No you're not.

You're happy to see him go

Can’t re sign them all. Part of me just wants to rip the band aid off now and start a mini rebuild but I can see the argument that it’s still early. I think we’re due up for a small identity change.

Be the trend setter not the trend follower.

Wbf

Ok the people saying "gotta get younger"

He's f'n 28. STFU

That’s like 40 in NFL years

I'm just gonna say it . . . . . . I don't like Cook. AT ALL.

If they're not keeping Reid, I'd rather them draft a true CF safety like Moore in the 4th and pair him with Hicks.

But I realize Spags is probably not gonna go for, in essence, a couple rookies starting at safety this year.

I HATE the idea of pairing Hicks with Cook. Think it's going to end in an epic disaster if that's the way they go . . . . .

Again he’s played 10 playoff games with the Chiefs and 3 with the Texans. His NFL age is about 29 which is iffy for a new deal. 13 more games than the average safety.

Be smart. A fairly structured deal or one year deal or let him walk. He’s probably getting paid.

Its cheap right now, because be basically only pay Chris Jones real money. That will change once we pay Bolton (reasonable money) McDuffie and George.

Veach does a great job of flowing the money on the roster. Right now a ton of money goes to the offensive line, and but that should even out eventually. You have to have a mix of stud vets that are off set by talented players on rookie contract.

They know they have a baller in Hicks, gotta get him on the field.

Yea well they can do that either way cause Cook kinda sucks.

The draft is LB heavy, Bolton is a liability in coverage with TE's!

Keep Reid, we use him many ways, he is our Swriss Army Knife. He makes our D and ST's so much better!

If they really walk on Reid and Bolton this defense is going to take a massive step back.

They will walk on Reid much quicker than they will Bolton.

Yep, really was never big on Cook as a pick and can't say I've been impressed with him. Maybe the injury didn't help and we'll see improved play a year on...but yeah, not banking on it.

That said, can't pay them all.

Cook is tough and knows the defense but doesn't bring much else to the table.


He's not a coverage + safety with range which we could use.

Yeah, Hicks and Cook is not a tandem anyone should want for next season. Cook is too slow as a coverage safety. They'll have to make a move in free agency unless they want a rookie to start alongside Hicks, provided they draft a safety that is.

The other option is to move Connor to safety but he hasn't played there in the NFL yet.

What other safety can they sign in free agency that is average at worst but will make less money than Reid?

Bolton will be even harder to replace because we're thin at LB. Who plays at MLB if Bolton is gone? Cochrane? Move Chanel or Tranquill to MLB?

Godspeed Justin. One of my favorites of the last few years. Good luck, go get dat bag...

If they move on from Bolton, my feeling is they’ll probably move Tranquill there and draft a young guy for Tranquill’s spot. But what do I know?

Oh god no! Please no!

I'm fine with letting Bolton and Reid walk if the dollars are going to be reallocated to the offense. It's been awesome having a great D, but I'm tired of watching the best QB in the history of the world run for his life and throw to Justin Watson all day.

I still think Bolton won't have the market he's anticipating, and they'll hang on to him.

**** sake. If he signs a $10m per year contract somewhere else I'll be quite disappointed we didn't match it. Clever player, good positionally and hard hitting...an unsung hero in the Spags defense. I feel he's underrated a lot because of the lack of picks but he ticks most other boxes in the DB checklist.

We would get fisted with Tranquill at MLB. That's a big downgrade from Bolton. Unlike with Hicks, that isn't a viable replacement.

This is kinda where I'm at.

It's unpopular but I'd let Bolton go before Reid. There's not a lot of market these days for MLB's that can't cover.

I’m not saying that it would be a good thing.

We could get by with Tranquill. People forget he filled in very well for Bolton in 2023 and I’m pretty sure half the reason they resigned him was in case they couldn’t keep Bolton at their price point.

I think he’s a goner, unfortunately. However, I want a goddamn offense again.

There was one of the Mock draft guys who was talking to Cole on YouTube who said that there was a later round guy that the Chiefs could probably pick in the later rounds that was pretty much a Bolton clone.....I think it was Chris Paul Jr.

The only difference he said with Paul was that he could cover TE's and Backs out of the backfield better than Bolton.

I hadn't even heard of the guy until that segment.

They need to let him walk and have Conner take his role.

I feel bad for Conner bc they clearly played him as a slot corner to replace Sneed and he got embarrassed there. He’s ideal playing Reid’s role where he can move around and have everything in front of him to attack instead of having his back turned to the QB playing in coverage.

Conner excels at what Reid does: big body taking on blockers, tackling and pursuing. We have our in house replacement for Reid.

Everybody says Hicks but I love what Hicks showed in coverage. Keep him deep IMO

It's very possible that Bolton is more valuable to KC than just about any other team. He runs our D great. Other teams flat out won't want him at all.

I think they'll let him find his market and if his ego and agent don't get in the way he'll make the most money here.

It could also be Dumas-Johnson out of Kentucky. He's a more athletic, explosive athlete than Bolton but otherwise quite similar.