On Friday afternoon, Mike Garafolo of NFL Community reported that the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs have been re-signing defensive finish Mike Danna to a three-year contract.
Danna joined the Chiefs within the fifth spherical (177th general) of the 2020 NFL Draft. His rookie contract expired on the finish of the 203 season, permitting him to achieve free company.
The veteran is coming off of his finest marketing campaign final season. Danna began 16 common season video games and reached a profession excessive 6.5 sacks. He began all 4 playoff video games.
Danna’s re-signing has been broadly rumored for the reason that Chiefs traded cornerback L’Jarius Sneed to the Tennessee Titans late final month. In doing so, Kansas Metropolis opened practically $20 million in wage cap house beforehand allotted to Sneed on the franchise tag.
Per Nate Taylor of The Athletic (a pal of the positioning), Danna’s new three-year pact with the Chiefs is for $24 million with $13 million assured. Taylor additionally confirms that different groups have been within the Michigan product.
As anticipated, a number of groups pursued Mike Danna, who was a 1st time unrestricted free agent. Danna, just like Chris Jones, made re-signing with the Chiefs his high precedence. https://t.co/CzGnVxdZOd
— Nate Taylor (@ByNateTaylor) April 5, 2024
Common supervisor Brett Veach has made continuity of final season’s line of defense a precedence this offseason. Danna’s new contract comes after a record-setting contract for defensive deal with Chris Jones. The Chiefs even have retained defensive linemen Derrick Nnadi, Mike Pennel, and Tershawn Wharton from final yr’s Tremendous Bowl profitable squad.
