![]() ![]() Kansas City took a chainsaw to the offensive line in the offseason, adding Pro Bowl tackle Orlando Brown in a trade with the Baltimore Ravens and signing guards Joe Thuney and Kyle Long and center Austin Blythe. This signing would be predicated on a couple of things: Schwartz's willingness to brush off the sting of his release, and his willingness to likely take a sizable pay cut. Including one that already has his number. But assuming he'll be fully healthy (or close to it) by the start of the regular season, a handful of teams should be on the phone with Schwartz's agent to arrange a sit-down. The list of right tackles who are better than him is short. Were Schwartz already 100 percent, he'd have a team-and a fat paycheck. And once I feel healthy, then I can evaluate." "I know some other teams have inquired, but again, just waiting to feel healthy. "I gotta figure that out," said Schwartz. of Chiefs Wire) that he's working toward full health before he moves on to the next chapter of his career. Schwartz had surgery on his back in February, and he said to KCSP Radio in Kansas City (via Ed Easton Jr. The back injury that robbed Schwartz of 10 games last year (and contributed to the Chiefs getting shelled in Super Bowl LV) got the 32-year-old released in the offseason. That stellar year earned Schwartz his fourth All-Pro nod. In 2019, in Kansas City's march to a championship, the 6'5", 320-pounder played 1,046 snaps-and didn't allow a single sack. Heading into 2020, Mitchell Schwartz was regarded by many as the NFL's preeminent right tackle. ![]()
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