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Originally Posted by FloridaMan88

But can the Chiefs significantly invest/upgrade LT, while paying a premium at every other position on the offensive line, or is that salary cap prohibitive?

Even before this Trey Smith franchise tag hit, the Chiefs already had more of their salary cap invested in guards, than any other team in the league.

Offensive Guard 2024 Salary Cap% (SpotRac):

Chiefs: 11.89%

Eagles: 3.12%

Lions: 3.38%

Bills: 1.45%

Texans: 4%

Vikings: 1.39%

Commanders: 3.32%

Ravens: 2.95%#Bears % in 2025 if they sign Kevin Zeitler and Trey Smith to their projected contracts (PFF):

~9.57%

— Michael Totosz (@MichaelTotosz) February 24, 2025

Terrible cap allocation.