Another year celebrating her 49th birthday! So lucky God blessed me with such a wonderful, caring woman to be my mother. ” There isn’t a person on the planet that means more to me than you. I know that no one is perfect, but in my eyes you’re the only one who comes close. I love you mom. Happy birthday! Love ya! : Creed Humphrey Celebrate Mom

It’s your enduring love that I think of when I’m feeling down. You always find the right words to comfort me during hard times. That’s why celebrating you on your special day is so important to me. Thank you for everything. Happy birthday

According to Article 7, Section 3(k) of the NFL CBA, players on rookie contracts are not allowed to sign contract extensions until after the conclusion of the third season. This means that as of the commencement of the 2024 NFL league year, 2021 draft picks are now eligible to be extended. The Kansas City Chiefs have several such players who now can sign extensions and are also scheduled to be free agents next March

The Chiefs’ 2021 draft class features several players who have contributed to two straight Super Bowl runs. These players include linebacker Nick Bolton, center Creed Humphrey, tight end Noah Gray, and guard Trey Smith.

All of them are eligible to sign a long-term deal with Kansas City today, but should the Chiefs extend any of them before next season? I would argue no.

The pros and cons of extending the 2021 class
To start, there are multiple benefits to getting contract extensions done early. These include lowering the current year’s cap hits to provide the team additional short-term flexibility as well as more years to spread out the prorated signing bonus, among others.

Additionally, some teams prefer to extend elite quarterbacks (even cheap ones) as soon as possible to avoid the market from increasing the player’s price tag as well as having more years to spread out money.

One reason the Chiefs should wait to sign extensions is that Creed Humphrey ($5.2M), Nick Bolton ($3.5M), and Trey Smith ($3.4M) all have well below market value cap hits. There are few benefits to extending them for the purpose of providing more flexibility to the Chiefs for 2024.