The Kansas City Chiefs may have lost the Super Bowl but they've already scored a big win prior to the start of NFL free agency by placing the franchise tag on offensive guard Trey Smith.

The Kansas City Chiefs don't plan on allowing pending free agent right guard Trey Smith from testing the open market this offseason. CBS Sports NFL insider Jonathan Jones reports the three-time defending AFC champions plan to use the franchise tag on their Pro Bowl guard,

The Bears enter the NFL combine with plenty of cap space and draft capital. Discussing their options in a pre-combine mailbag.

The Chicago Bears' 2025 NFL free agency plan got blown up by the Kansas City Chiefs, who placed the franchise tag on guard Trey Smith.

Ahead of the NFL combine, we offer five keys to the Chiefs' offseason, with the offensive line at the top of the list.

With new offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak and offensive line coach John Benton officially hired, the Seahawks will now look to build a more stable unit for next season. The 33rd Team NFL Analyst Marcus Mosher named the Seahawks a potential landing spot for current Kansas City Chiefs guard Trey Smith — a first-time Pro Bowler in 2024 — in free agency.

While it was previously reported that the Chiefs were not expected to franchise tag Smith, the club will instead go in that direction. Kansas City used the franchise tag last year on cornerback L’Jarius Sneed before trading him to the Titans in late March.

Kansas City is keeping the Pro Bowl guard for another year, making him the highest paid guard in the league in the process.

The best offensive lineman on the free-agent market won’t make it there, after all. The Chiefs plan to give guard Trey Smith the franchise tag, per ESPN. The tag, which is a one

NFL insider Ian Rapoport announced that the Chiefs would bring the 25-year-old lineman for another year on X. A franchise tag would mean Smith would be on a guaranteed one-year deal worth $23.4 million.

Now Smith is no longer an option for Minnesota. The Chiefs seem committed to keeping him, but even if they were to consider a tag-and-trade move like they pulled off with cornerback L'Jarius Sneed last offseason, the Vikings don't have the draft capital to make that a realistic possibility.