Chiefs Free Agency 2023: Punter Tommy Townsend re-signed

Late on Tuesday afternoon, ESPN’s Area Yates reported that Kansas Metropolis Chiefs punter Tommy Townsend has re-signed with the workforce.

Townsend, a College of Florida product, joined the Chiefs as an undrafted free agent in 2020. He has appeared in each recreation since, together with a pair of Tremendous Bowl appearances. He averaged 49 yards on a pair of punts because the Chiefs defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35 in Tremendous Bowl LVII.

Whereas phrases of the transaction are unknown, the Chiefs prolonged Townsend a “low tender” provide in restricted free company, which in 2023 is a one-year wage of $2.6 million. As a result of he initially entered the league as an undrafted free agent, the Chiefs would have obtained no draft choose compensation if he had signed with one other workforce.

There have been no experiences, nevertheless, of curiosity in Townsend outdoors of Kansas Metropolis. Restricted free company ended on April 21, primarily tying him to Kansas Metropolis.

Townsend’s 2022 accolades — each being named to the Professional Bowl and chosen as First-Crew All-Professional — will seemingly give him a case to be the league’s highest-paid punter ought to he attain unrestricted free company subsequent offseason.

Barring an extension with the Chiefs, his restricted free company tender makes him the league’s eleventh highest paid punter for 2023 when it comes to common annual worth. Lower than $1.1 million, nevertheless, separates Townsend’s annual common from that of the NFL’s highest-paid punter: Michael Dickson of the Seattle Seahawks.

This signing has no impact on the workforce’s wage cap — as a result of when Townsend’s low-tender provide was made, it instantly counted in opposition to the cap. We now estimate that with 65 gamers beneath contract (and together with all identified transactions), the Chiefs have $4.7 million in cap area.