Kansas City Chiefs reached a deal with a critical piece to their Super Bowl-winning defense.
Drue Tranquill and the Kansas City Chiefs reached terms on a new deal late Thursday.
unfinished business ‼️#ChiefsKingdom LETS GOOOOO🗣️ pic.twitter.com/uBtj2dAWqF
— Drue Tranquill (@DTranquill) March 8, 2024
Tranquill is re-signing with Kansas City on a three-year, $19 million deal with $13 million guaranteed, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Thursday night.
The 28-year-old (29 in August) linebacker was integral to the top-ranked Kansas City Chiefs defense in their run to their Super Bowl 58 victory.
It’s a 3-year deal worth $19 million with $13M fully guaranteed, per source. A huge deal. https://t.co/4jG8D9U5LW
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) March 8, 2024
The Fans Love the Chiefs Signing
It seems that Chiefs fans are excited about the Drue Tranquill signing.
We love having him here ❤️ https://t.co/JJOIpVJLmT
— JinaBoBina (@hoodooyoulove_) March 8, 2024
https://t.co/VzdT2Qeuc4 pic.twitter.com/lx7oSh6KD5
— TAC (@TAC_514) March 8, 2024
Chiefs resigning the key pieces 👀👀 3 peat👀 https://t.co/N8ukcbDvZJ
— Sethicus (@Notorious_SMF) March 8, 2024
He's a valuable player with a new deal that secures his position✅
— ZAQ RIDER (@zaqrider) March 8, 2024
Drue Tranquill’s Season with the Kansas City Chiefs
Drue Tranquill played 16 games for the Kansas City Chiefs. He totaled 79 tackles and 4.5 sacks. He played multiple positions and stepped into the starting role when star linebacker Nick Bolton went down to injury.
Steve Spagnuolo spoke about Tranquill’s role for their team this season. “What I think gets lost in the whole translation here is we lost a really good football player in Nick Bolton for a number of games here and yet, I think I’ve said this before, we slid Drue in there and really haven’t skipped a beat in terms of having to cut things back, the communication, you guys know that the back end and linebackers have to be like this (hands together motion), the chemistry.”
Tranquill’s signing stabilizes Kansas City’s linebacker position. Starting middle linebacker Nick Bolton and third-year linebacker Leo Chenal deliver a starting-caliber group with potential depth behind them from Jack Cochrane and Cam Jones. Whether or not Willie Gay returns to the Chiefs is yet to be decided.
Tranquill’s Appreciation of the Kansas City Chiefs
While Drue Tranquill was riding the emotion of a Super Bowl, he spoke about his feelings towards Kansas City.
“Hey, this is way better than LA, I can tell you that much, baby,” Tranquill said to KSHB 41. “These streets are live, there’s millions of people here. It’s a special moment. I’m about to take your mic from you.
I mean, my goodness. Miami, got ’em. Buffalo, got ’em. In a blizzard in the snow, in Baltimore. Can’t beat them, big bad wolves, no chance! And then the big bad 49ers. Oh, coming in. Oh, this, that and the other, man.
Big Red [Andy Reid], T-Swift [Taylor Swift] and the boys came and took it. We took it; they didn’t give us nothing, and we took it. I don’t even have a voice right now. I love you guys!”
3 Peat Coming @DTranquill #ChiefsKingdom pic.twitter.com/5jAMQ8lqMO
— It’s Jodi Newsome (@ItsJodiNewsome) March 8, 2024
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