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Sources: Chiefs lock up Karlaftis with 4-year deal

Nate Taylor

created: July 20, 2025, 8:38 p.m. | updated: July 21, 2025, 12:56 a.m.

-- The Kansas City Chiefs and defensive end George Karlaftis reached an agreement on a four-year, $93 million contract extension that includes $62 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. "It's great to have, from a coach's standpoint," Reid said of signing Karlaftis and Smith. By agreeing to the extension, Karlaftis is expected to become an even bigger focal point in longtime coordinator Steve Spagnuolo's defense, alongside Jones and linebacker Nick Bolton. The New York Jets signed cornerback Sauce Gardner, who was the fourth overall pick in the 2022 draft, to a record-setting four-year, $120.4 million extension. For the Chiefs to sign McDuffie to an extension, the deal would likely have to exceed the terms of Gardner's contract.

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