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The Chiefs played in the Super Bowl LV without starting tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz. Now they will continue without the two players in this off season.
Kansas City launched Fisher and Schwartz, the team announced Thursday morning. Fisher, the No. 1 overall pick of the 2013 draft, tore his Achilles tendon during the AFC Championship Game’s victory over Buffalo. Schwartz was away for months with a back injury and underwent surgery in late February to correct the problem.
Releasing the two players will free up more than $ 18 million in space for Kansas City coverage. Fisher will be responsible for $ 11.969 million, with Schwartz for $ 6.1 million. Both players were entering the final year of their contracts.
Fisher spent his entire career with the Chiefs, winning the Super Bowl LIV last year. He started 113 games for the club in eight seasons.
Schwartz signed with the Chiefs as a free agent after spending his first four seasons with the Browns. He started 70 games for Kansas City in five seasons. A choice in the second round in 2012, he had never lost a game until his back injury in 2020. This limited him to six matches.