The Kansas Metropolis Chiefs didn’t lengthen a qualifying provide to one in all their three restricted free brokers.
The crew tendered restricted free agent P Tommy Townsend and re-signed restricted free agent DT Tershawn Wharton, however LB Darius Harris wasn’t tendered or re-signed. He has develop into an unrestricted free agent firstly of the league’s 2023 free company interval on Wednesday afternoon consequently.
A former undrafted free agent signing out of Center Tennessee in 2019, Harris has develop into one of many crew’s oft-relied-upon backup linebackers and particular teamers. He sat out his first season in Kansas Metropolis as a result of an harm, however contributed in every of the previous three seasons. Throughout that span, he appeared in 28 video games with six begins, recording 58 whole tackles, three tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks, two fumbled recoveries and two passes defended.
Brett Veach was very excessive on Harris popping out, however with 5 linebackers underneath contract (Nick Bolton, Willie Homosexual Jr., Leo Chenal, Jack Cochrane and Cole Christiansen), he doesn’t appear to be in a rush to re-sign the fifth-year participant. It’s potential that Harris might nonetheless return to Kansas Metropolis, however for now, he’ll have an opportunity to signal with one other NFL crew.