The Kansas City Chiefs have signed a player who will help them in the defensive trenches.
According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the Chiefs have agreed to terms with veteran DT Danny Shelton on a one-year deal. The No. 12 overall pick by the Cleveland Browns in the 2015 NFL draft, Shelton was traded to the New England Patriots in 2018. He spent two seasons there before landing with the Detroit Lions in 2020 and the New York Giants in 2021.
A run-stuffing DT by nature, Shelton (6-2, 340 pounds) has appeared in 100 career NFL regular season games with 72 career starts. The 28-year-old appeared in 13 games with the Giants last season, recording 31 total tackles, a tackle for loss and a half-sack on the year. His last start came in 2021 with the Lions, but he has plenty of experience at the position.
Chiefs and veteran free-agent defensive tackle Danny Shelton have agreed to terms on a one-year contract, per his agents @DrewJRosenhaus and @RyanMatha. Shelton was most recently with the Giants.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) August 9, 2022
The Chiefs continue to beef up their defensive line later in the free agency period after adding Carlos Dunlap just recently. The addition of Shelton will provide some much-needed depth on the interior with Taylor Stallworth dealing with a knee injury. They also have quite a few developmental players on the interior defensive line lower down the depth chart.
The team will need to make room on the 90-man offseason roster, so expect a corresponding move coming soon.
