Sources -bosses, Wachmann Trey Smith vote for a 4 -year -old, 94 million US dollars

The Kansas City Chiefs have reached their final main goal for this low season and agreed with the right Guard Trey Smith about a contract extension of four years of $ 94 million, a record contract that makes him the highest interior in the history of league, shared sources on Tuesday with ESPN.

Smith's deal guarantees 70 million US dollars, the most guaranteed money that has ever been awarded to an NFL guard.

The 26 -year -old Smith joined Tuesday as a lonely NFL player who was still on the franchise day. General Manager Brett Veach and coach Andy Reid made the decision to restrict Smith on a one-year deal worth 23.4 million US dollar so that the team could continue to negotiate with him, in the hope of signing him a new contract before Tuesday, franchise player to agree to long-term contracts.

Smith was one of two players who received the franchise day this year. The other, wide receiver tea highgins achieved an agreement in March about a long -term contract with the Cincinnati Bengals. This will be the first season since 2015, in which, according to ESPN Research, no players will play the season with a franchise day.

Keeping Smith completed the latest revision of the chiefs in its offensive line, the greatest mission of the team in this low season to better support the quarterback Patrick Mahomes. Within minutes after the deal used by the deal, Mahomes used its X account to publish a bright face with a smiling eyes emoji in response to Smith's expansion.

Smith, an initial pro-Bowler last season, will continue to be a core contribution. In addition to a projected five-member line-up, it will comprise the new left Tackle Jaylon Moore, the new left Wachmann Kingsley Suamata, the All-Pro-Center Creed Humphrey and the right Tackle Taylor. In this year's draft, the Chiefs doubled their efforts to improve their greatest squad needs and used their first selection in the first round to choose Josh Simmons, which recovered from a left, torn patellar injury, which ended his last college season in the state of Ohio.

The NFL informed teams that the salary limit would be 279.2 million US dollars, which was higher than the expected chiefs. The chiefs planned that the salary limit is around 270 million US dollars. Less than a week after placing the franchise tag on Smith, the Chiefs All-Pro exchanged the guard Joe Thuney against the Chicago Bears against a choice in the fourth round of 2026. The decision to move the 32-year-old Thuney led to a salary capital of $ 16 million.

Smith entered the league in 2021 to help the chiefs for the first time in the Mahomes era to revise their offensive line. Although Smith was an all-American of the second team in Tennessee last season, he was selected in the sixth round (226th overall) because teams were concerned about his medical history. In February 2018, blood clots were diagnosed in his lungs. The problem reappeared eight months later. Since Smith came to the chiefs, he has been one of her most reliable players.

Smith, who is known for his sportiness and persistence, has started 80 out of 81 games, including the past four after -season runs of the chiefs.