The Kansas City Chiefs are bringing back a fan-favorite player.
As first reported by KC Star reporter Herbie Teope, the Chiefs are tendering a qualifying offer to exclusive rights free agent TE Jody Fortson. That means, he’ll receive a one-year minimum contract with Kansas City in 2022.
This has been in the works for a few days and comes together ahead of the official start of free agency. If the Chiefs hadn’t tendered Fortson, he would have been eligible to become an unrestricted free agent when free agency officially began on Wednesday.