George Karlaftis Secures $93M Deal with Kansas City

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00:00George Karloftis, their first round pick back in 2022 out of Purdue and a highly effective member

00:06of that defensive line in his first three years in the NFL, 24 and a half sacks over the past

00:12three seasons, gets his second deal in KC. At the end of his three years, the RS still two years

00:19under rookie contract, so even a better discount for Brett Veach and KC, always very proactive

00:25and expressing that financial foresight when it comes to their extensions. Four-year, $93 million

00:32deal. Does it set some record for edge rushers? No, it's $23.25 million per year, 10th highest paid

00:39edge rusher in terms of the extension AAVDRS in the NFL, but it's nowhere close to the TJ Watt,

00:46Miles Garrett, heck, even Max Crosby, Nick Bosa, Daniel Hunter numbers we have seen in previous

00:51off seasons and this off seasons for four of those five guys. Exactly. And it takes, you know,

00:56two, two, let's just say teams to tango, right? The agent side and also the team side, young player

01:01coming up. You want to keep him in the fold. So in two to three years, when he's asking for twice as

01:05much, like, man, we saved some money by signing him to this extension here. No faults. Players are

01:09getting paid at this point now. And I will never fault an organization by saying, Hey, Karloftis,

01:14you're going to be with us for a couple of years. Let's keep you happy. Let's keep you paid.

01:17Let's not get angry when you have to enter into your free agency year where we tag you and you sit

01:21things out. Good organizations pay their talent as early as they possibly can. Good for the Kansas

01:26City Chiefs.