The Chiefs launched left striker Eric Fisher, ending the eight-year season of ex-number 1 in the general draft in Kansas City.
The change, announced on Thursday, will save the current AFC champion, Chiefs, from about $ 12 million against the salary cap. Kansas City also launched Mitchell Schwartz as a right holder.
Fisher, 30, was the first overall choice in the 2013 NFL draft and has been an accessory in Kansas City’s left tackle, protecting Patrick Mahomes’ blind side and helping the Chiefs make it to the playoffs in seven of his eight seasons. in the club.
Two times as a Bowler, Fisher suffered a rupture in the Achilles tendon in the AFC Championship Game last season and did not play in the Chiefs’ defeat in the Super Bowl to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Schwartz, 31, lost most of last season to a back injury. The ex-All-Pro has started 70 games for the Chiefs in the past five seasons.