REPORT: Chiefs re-sign LB Drue Tranquill to three-year contract
A key Kansas City Chiefs defensive player is coming back to the team.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A key Kansas City Chiefs defensive player is coming back to the team.
According to multiple reports, linebacker Drue Tranquill has re-signed with the Chiefs on a three-year contract worth $19 million with $13 million guaranteed.
Tranquill came to the Chiefs as a free agent in 2023 from AFC West rival Los Angeles Chargers and became one of the best players on their elite defense.
He collected 78 tackles (fourth on the team), 4.5 sacks and seven tackles for loss during the Super Bowl run, starting in half of the 16 regular season games he played in.
Tranquill was a fourth-round pick with the Chargers in 2019.
The 28-year-old is one of the key defensive free agents that the Chiefs looked to bring back with cornerback L'Jarius Sneed and defensive tackle Chris Jones at the top of the list.
Sneed has been franchise-tagged as he and the Chiefs work to negotiate a deal while the Chiefs also are negotiating a deal with Jones.